Preface to the new ed. -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- I. Lele on the map -- II. Productive side of the economy -- III. Distribution of wealth -- IV. Village: offices and age-sets -- V. Clans -- VI. Marriage: I. Private wife and private family -- VII. Marriage: II. Communal village-wife and communal family -- VIII. Blood debts -- IX. Village: as creditor and debtor -- X. Role of the aristocratic clan in relations between villages -- XI. Religious sanctions on village unity and the organization of village cults -- XII. Sorcery -- XIII. Control of sorcery -- XIV. European impact on Lele society -- Appendix A: Documentation of South Homba -- Appendix B: Bibliographic references -- Index
Notes
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-282) and index
