ISBN:
9783030595234
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (375 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
392.50968
Keywords:
Bride price-Africa, Southern
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Intro -- Acknowledgement -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Challenging an Old Practice: Critiques of Lobola -- Chapters of the Book -- Bibliography -- Part I: History and Background of Lobola -- Chapter 2: No to Bride Price/Bride Wealth, Yes to Roora: Investigating the Meaning, Function and Purpose of Roora as a Ritual -- Introduction -- Post-Colonial Theory -- Roora: A Brief History -- Sceptics and Heretics on Roora: Literature Review on the Functions of Roora -- Roora or Bride Price (Bride Wealth)? The Problem of Terminological Inexactitude -- Roora: A Ritual Sui Generis -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter 3: Roora/Lobola Language, Meaning and Function: A Keystone of Shona Culture -- Introduction -- Sources of Roora Abolition Pressure -- Roora: Theorizing Its Origins and Meaning in Shona Culture -- On the Question of Language That Is Associated with Roora -- What Some Shona Women Say -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter 4: Bride Wealth in Southern Africa: Origin, Functions, Rights, and Gender-Based Violence -- Introduction -- Possible Origin of Bride Wealth -- In the Beginning Was Endogamy -- The Abuse of Women and Beginning of Exogamy -- Functions of Bride Wealth -- Marital Rights and Gender-Based Violence -- The Resilience, Privatization, and Commercialization of Bride Wealth -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Part II: Lobola in Sacred Texts and Literature -- Chapter 5: The Bible in the Lobola Debate -- Introduction -- Main Biblical Texts and Narratives Cited in Lobola Discussions -- Isaac's Marriage to Rebecca (Genesis 24) -- Jacob's Marriage to Leah and Rachel (Genesis 31) -- The Rape of Dinah (Gen. 34) -- Legal Passages Associated with the Treatment of a Rapist or a Seducer of a Virgin Girl (Exod. 22:16, Deut. 22:28-29) -- Analysis of the Texts: Marriage Gifts in Ancient Judaism.
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