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Title:Stock and aristocracy: the political implications of Swazi marriage
Author:Derman, P.J.
Year:1977
Periodical:African Studies
Volume:36
Issue:2
Pages:119-129
Language:English
Geographic term:Swaziland - Eswatini
Subjects:social structure
customary law
family law
Women's Issues
Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups)
External link:https://doi.org/10.1080/00020187708707494
Abstract:This account is limited to a consideration of the formal rules of marriage and the extent to which they promote and maintain differences of rank and wealth in Swazi society. The research was conducted in the Ekuhlamkeni and Ngcina communities, Lobomba district, Swaziland. Sections: Introduction - Some relevant aspects of Swazi society - Marriage and the position of the chief wife in the transmission of property and status - Marriages devised for enonomic or political advantage - Bridewealth (Lobolo) - Cross-cousin marriage: the political and economic implications of alliances - Conclusion. Bibliogr., notes.
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