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The nature and significance of bride wealth among the South African Bantu

Perhaps the most controversial topic in the whole field of South African Bantu ethnography is that of the institution known variously as lobola (Zulu-Xhosa), bohadi, boxadi, bohali (Sotho) or mala (Venda). In its simplest form it can be defined as the handing over of some consideration, usually catt...

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Main Author: Hammond-Tooke, William David
Other Authors: Schapera, Isaac
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Social Anthropology 2016
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