| Description |
xxvi, 348 pages, 6 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, maps, genealogical tables ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1. Historical and ecological background -- 2. The village: topography and demography -- 3. The social composition of the village -- 4. Matrilineal descent: the basic principle of village organization -- 5. Matrilineal succession and the dynamics of village intrigue -- 6. Village fission, slavery and social change -- 7. Varieties of village fission -- 8. The structural implications of virilocal marriage within the village -- 9. Political aspects of kinship and affinity -- 10. The politically integrative function of ritual -- 11. The chieftainship -- 12. Postscript |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 332-335 |
| Subject |
Ndembu (African people)
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Zambia -- Social life and customs.
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| Author |
University of Zambia. Institute for African Studies.
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| LC no. |
11900761 |
| ISBN |
0719010381 |
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