ABSTRACT

Originally published in 1962, this study discusses the changes in the life of the Ovimbundu from the time of their caravan trade in slaves, rubber, and ivory down to the more recent period when the organization of their chiefdoms was influenced by the Catholic missions, Portuguese administration and wage labour.

chapter I|20 pages

The Old Society

chapter II|14 pages

The Contemporary Social Environment

chapter III|14 pages

Chiefs and Headmen in Gumba

chapter IV|16 pages

The Internal Structure of Villages

chapter V|11 pages

Village Economics

chapter VI|14 pages

The Catechetical School

chapter VII|21 pages

Kinship

chapter VIII|17 pages

Marriage

chapter IX|27 pages

Social Control

chapter |7 pages

Conclusions