Wives for Cattle: Bridewealth and Marriage in Southern Africa

affines Africa agriculture alliance ancestors arrangements associated become bride bridewealth brother's daughter called Cape cattle ceremonies Chapter chief child claim clan common consequence cross-cousin cultural daughter developed E. J. Krige example exchange expected explained fact father female Figure girl give given head heir homestead husband important institutions Junod kinship Kuper less lineages lobolo Lovedu male man's marriage marry means Modjadji mother mother's brother Nguni normally opposition paid particularly party payments perhaps political position preference present queen relations relationship relative reported represent ritual royal ruler rules Schapera sister Social societies Sociology sons Sotho Sotho-Tswana Southern Bantu status Stayt structure Study succession suggested Swazi terminology traditional Tsonga Tswana various Venda wife wife's wives woman women young Zulu