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Each wife has her separate dwelling in enclosure where her husband's house stands. Wife's property separate from husband's.
Woman's dowry slave girls live with her. The children of a con- cubinous union of these slaves and her husband belong to her.
p. 205. [Condition of a concubine is but little inferior to that of third, fourth, and later wives.] If a concubine bear a child, she cannot be sold. pp. 204, 205.
Tshi-Speaking Peoples : Instance in 1873 of a chief called upon to share in defraying... expenses of a disastrous war, selling his wife. p. 272.
Favourite wives of chiefs killed at his death to attend him beyond the grave, pp. 158, 159,162,166. Usually widows remain in the house watching the grave for some weeks, neglecting their persons and fasting. Some months after death widow sacrifices to family god, and considered extremely unfortunate for her to have sexual intercourse before performing this rite. The man is believed to inevitably fall a victim to the wrath of deceased husband, pp.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Each wife has her separate dwelling in enclosure where her husband's house stands. Wife's property separate from husband's.
Woman's dowry slave girls live with her. The children of a con- cubinous union of these slaves and her husband belong to her.
p. 205. [Condition of a concubine is but little inferior to that of third, fourth, and later wives.] If a concubine bear a child, she cannot be sold. pp. 204, 205.
Tshi-Speaking Peoples : Instance in 1873 of a chief called upon to share in defraying... expenses of a disastrous war, selling his wife. p. 272.
Favourite wives of chiefs killed at his death to attend him beyond the grave, pp. 158, 159,162,166. Usually widows remain in the house watching the grave for some weeks, neglecting their persons and fasting. Some months after death widow sacrifices to family god, and considered extremely unfortunate for her to have sexual intercourse before performing this rite. The man is believed to inevitably fall a victim to the wrath of deceased husband, pp.
What to read after The Family: An Ethnographical And Historical Outline With Descriptive Notes ...?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Elsie Worthington Clews Parsons to read onlineMoreLess
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