The Swazi
Subtitle: a South African kingdom.
Series: Case studies in cultural anthropology
Publisher: Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Published: 1963
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 87
Subjects: Swazi (African people)
Notes: Bibliography: p. 85-87.
Table of contents: title: From clan to colony. Traditional history -- The paper conquest -- The period of acceptance -- Kinship and locality. Clan, lineage, and family -- The homestead plan -- Types of marriage -- Basic behavior patterns -- Political structure. Local government -- Law and justice -- Changing alignments -- Work and wealth. The work cycle -- Division of labor -- Specialization -- Wealth and status -- Age and education. Training the young -- Regimental age classes -- The supernatural. The spirit world -- Specialists in ritual -- Witchcraft -- Christianity -- The annual ceremony of kingship -- Continuity in change. Economic growth -- Migration -- Political development -- Social services -- Perspective.