Bridewealth and dowry in Africa and Eurasia

Goody, Jack

Bridewealth and dowry in Africa and Eurasia

Bridewealth and Dowry • Cambridge University Press • Cambridge • Published In 1973 • Pages: 1-58 •

By Goody, Jack

Abstract

This chapter considers several forms of wealth transmission at marriage. The relationships between descent rules and incidence of bridewealth, dowry, and gift exchange are examined and several patterns emerge from empirical analysis.

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Sample Used	Coded Data	Comment
Ethnographic Atlas (EA)

Hypotheses (1)
Hypothesis	Supported
The incidence of bridewealth decreases along a kin group scale with highest incidence in patrilineal and then double descent kin groups, matrilineal kin groups, and finally lowest incidence in bilateral groups. The less frequent marriage transactions, dowry and gift exchange, are not associated with any particular kin group. Absence of any transactions is related to kin groups in the reverse order of the bridewealth-kin group relationship (51)	Supported

Documents and Hypotheses Filed By: mas Amelia Piazza

Bridewealth and dowry in Africa and Eurasia

Bridewealth and Dowry • Cambridge University Press • Cambridge • Published In 1973 • Pages: 1-58 • Cite

By Goody, Jack

Abstract

Samples

Hypotheses (1)

Bridewealth and Dowry • Cambridge University Press • Cambridge • Published In 1973 • Pages: 1-58 •