Strategies and Norms in a Changing Matrilineal Society - Descent, Succession and Inheritance Among the Toka of Zambia

Zusammenfassung The theme of this book is the analysis of the changes that have occurred in the kinship patterns of the Toka of South Zambia as a result of a shift in their form of production from hoe agriculture to ox-drawn ploughing. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of maps and diagrams; List of tanles; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Descent categories and local ties in traditional Toka society; 2. Technological development and the restructuring of the relations of production; 3. Changing norms of inheritance; 4. The structure of local groups; 5. The changing concept of the basimukowa; 6. Mukowa and ritual; 7. The role of the mukowa in succession; 8. The role of the mukowa in inheritance; 9. Mukowa: representational and operational models; 10. Norms as a strategic resource; Appendices; Notes; References; Index.

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• Autori: Ladislav Holy, Holy Ladislav
• Con la collaborazione di: Meyer Fortes (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 09.03.2006
• EAN: 9780521024327
• ISBN: 978-0-521-02432-7
• Pagine: 248
• Serie: Cambridge Studies in Social an
• Categorie: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Politica; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Etnologia > Etnologia