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Title:Hambukushu Marriage Traditions: Past and Present
Author:Unzicker, Andrea BontragerISNI
Year:1996
Periodical:Botswana Notes and Records (ISSN 0525-5090)
Volume:28
Pages:97-106
Language:English
Notes:biblio. refs.
Geographic terms:Botswana
Southern Africa
Subjects:Mbukushu
marriage
Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups)
Women's Issues
Cultural Roles
Marital Relations and Nuptiality
Anthropology, Folklore, Culture
Mbukushu (African people)
Tradition
External link:https://www.jstor.org/stable/40980136
Abstract:The Hambukushu are a matrilineal society originating from Central Africa and now living in Namibia, Botswana, Angola and Zambia. Many of their marriage traditions are typical of those of matrilineal groups. Examples are a month-long puberty ceremony which is held for girls, a period of bride service which is required of the groom, and divorce which is common and may be initiated by either the man or the woman. Today, traditional practices are being dropped by young Hambukushu. The author documents the marriage traditions of the Hambukushu as related to her by the Hambukushu of Etsha (Botswana), where she has lived since 1993 as a community development volunteer. She describes the changes that have taken place in these traditions over the last sixty years (the living memory of Etsha's oldest inhabitants). Bibliogr., note, sum.
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