ABSTRACT
Originally published in 1953, this study examines the effect of social change on African domestic organization and marriage. Changes to African social organization due to increased contact with the West are analyzed and accounts given as to how these changes were handled by various administrations and missionaries. The volume is contributed to by lawyers, missionaries, anthropologists and sociologists from Africa, Europe and the USA.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One
African Marriage and Social Change
part Two
Marriage Laws in Africa
section I|59 pages
Customary Marriage
section II|9 pages
Mohammedan Marriage
section III|60 pages
Statutory Marriage
part Three
Christian Marriage in African Society
section I|36 pages
The Early Background
section II|86 pages
The Present Position
