Marriage in Tribal Societies

Klappentext Continuing a policy of devoting a whole issue to a single topic, the third volume of the series deals with aspects of marriage in tribal societies. Zusammenfassung Continuing a policy of devoting a whole issue to a single topic! the third volume of the series Cambridge Papers in Social Anthropology deals with aspects of marriage in tribal societies. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Introduction Meyer Fortes; 1. Conjugal separation and divorce among the Gonja of Northern Ghana Esther N. Goody; 2. Taita Bridewealth and affinal relationships Grace Harris; 3. Gisu marriage and affinal relations Jean La Fontaine; 4. Complementary filiation and marriage in the Trobriard islands: a re-examination of Malinowski's material Marguerite S. Robinson; Bibliography; Figures.

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• Authors: Meyer Fortes
• Assisted by: Meyer Fortes (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.06.2009
• EAN: 9780521109208
• ISBN: 978-0-521-10920-8
• No. of pages: 168
• Series: Cambridge Papers in Social Ant
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)