
Southern African Khoisan Kinship Systems
Edited by: Alan Barnard †, Gertrud Boden. With an introduction by: Alan Barnard †, Gertrud Boden. With contributions by: Alan Barnard †, Gertrud Boden, William B. McGregor, Hitomi Ono, Akira Takada. Series edited by: Rainer Voßen.
Series: QKF Research in Khoisan Studies Volume 30
20146 pp. Roman, 301 pp.
1 colour map, 2 maps, 8 colour figures, 9 genealogy charts, numerous tables
Text language(s): English
Format: 160 x 240 mm
590 g
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CONTENTS
Introduction
1. Alan Barnard / Gertrud Boden: Khoisan kinship revisited
Part I Kinship terminologies
2. Gertrud Boden: Khwe kinship terminology
3. William B. McGregor: Shua kinship terminology
4. Gertrud Boden: Nǁng kinship terminology – Salvage documentation with the last speakers
Part II Kinship Relations
5. Hitomi Ono: Extra-marital relationships and spouse exchange among the Gǁana peoples
6. Akira Takada: Kinship and caregiving practices among the Ekoka !Xun
7. Gertrud Boden: Universal kinship categorisation among the Namibian !Xoon
Part III Comparison
8. Gertrud Boden / Akira Takada: Kx'a kinship classifications – A diachronic perspective
9. Gertrud Boden: Tuu kinship classifications – A diachronic perspective
10. Gertrud Boden: Grandparent-grandchild and bifurcate-merging equations – A cross-Khoisan perspective
Part IV Contact settings
11. Alan Barnard: The Ju|'hoan-Naro contact area
12. Akira Takada: Surname and interethnic relationships among the Ekoka !Xun
13. Gertrud Boden: Language contact and flexible kin categories
Conclusion
14. Alan Barnard / Gertrud Boden: Conjectural histories – Pros and cons
Under these links you will find further publications on the social organisation and history of southern African ethnic groups:
Accompanying material:
- Kalahari and Namib Bushmen in German South West Africa
(ISBN 978-3-89645-146-0 ) - Medicine Experts of the |Xam San
(ISBN 978-3-89645-147-7 ) - Rock Paintings of the Klein Karoo and a Link to a Local Story
(ISBN 978-3-89645-879-7 ) - Social Organization of the !Kõ Bushmen
(ISBN 978-3-927620-57-5 ) - South African |Xam Bushmen Traditions and Their Relationships to Further Khoisan Folklore
(ISBN 978-3-89645-875-9 ) - The Kalahari Ethnographies (1896–1898) of Siegfried Passarge
(ISBN 978-3-89645-141-5 ) - The San and the Colonization of the Cape 1770–1879
(ISBN 978-3-927620-58-2 )
Cross-reference:
PDF documents:
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