Monetization of bridewealth and the abandonment of "kin roads" to marriage in Sana, Mali
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2466113 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maria Grosz-Ngaté (0000-0001-9849-443X, Michigan State University, corresponding author), Maria Grosz‐ngaté |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 501-514 |
| Publication date | 1988-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Ethnologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0094-0496 • E-ISSN: 1548-1425 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1525/ae.1988.15.3.02a00060 |
| OpenAlex | W2054635413 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 12 |
Through an analysis of the marriage process in the Bambara communities of Sana Province in Mali, marriage and its associated prestations are shown to constitute a social universe that not only reflects but also helps to reorder social reality. Eschewing the jural approach in favor of one that contextualizes social phenomena such as bridewealth, the article demonstrates that changes in the creation of marriage alliances and the composition of prestations relate to transformations in the very dynamics of the social system
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 0,28 |
| Citation span | 1990 - 2022 (33) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |