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1 online resource |
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African ethnographic studies of the 20th century ; volume 37 |
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African ethnographic studies of the 20th century ; v. 37.
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| Contents |
Cover page; Halftitle page; Title page; Copyright page; Title page; Copyright page; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION; 1. INTRODUCTORY; Sources, Methods, and Objectives; Presentation and Orthography; Note on Cattle Terminology; 2. AN INTRODUCTION TO NUER SOCIETY; Origin and History; Topography and Ecology; Social and Political Structure; The Tribe and Tribal Segments; The Meaning of the word cieng; Custom or Law and the Sanctions for Conformity; Restitutive Sanctions; Traditional Scales of Compensation and the Formula of Compromise |
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Legal Procedures and Political Authority in the PastThe Appointment of Tribal Authorities Today; Administrative Policy and the Evolution of Nuer Courts; Courts and Tribal Structure; CHAPTER II HOMICIDE AND BODILY INJURIES; PART I HOMICIDE; 1. INTRODUCTION; Nuer Concepts Concerning Homicide; Definition of Terms; 2. BLOOD-FEUDS; The Process of Settlement and the Functions of the Leopard-Skin Chief as Mediator; The Leopard-Skin Chief concerned with the Individual; The Leopard-Skin Chief concerned with Hostile Groups; ji ran andji thunge |
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Ceremonies, Rites, and Acts of Mediation Performed by the Leopard-Skin Chief in the Settlement of a FeudTerminology of Cattle Paid as Compensation; Rates of Compensation; Persons who are normally concerned in the Collection and Receipt of Compensation; The Distribution of Bloodwealth; Degree of Responsibility where Homicide is Committed Jointly; 3. FORMS OF HOMICIDE AND COMPENSATION RECOGNIZED INNUER LAW; Thung ran; Thung loic ran; Thung nyindiet; Thung gwacka; Thung yiika; Biem; 4. THE STATUS OF PERSONS IN CONNEXION WITH HOMICIDE; Persons for whom Compensation was paid at Reduced Rates |
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Dinka in the Category of SlavesWitches, Ghouls, and Anti-social Persons; Uninitiated Boys; Compensation for the Death of a Woman; Legal Responsibility for Act of Homicide committed by a Woman; 5. PEACE CEREMONIES: COMPOSITION ON A TRIBAL SCALE; 6. CONCLUSIONS; Traditional Concepts and Action in the Past; Observations on the Effects of Government Policy; Recent Legislation Concerning Homicide; Modern Procedure; PART II HURT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. INJURIES RECOGNIZED IN NUER LAW; 3. DEFAMATION OF CHARACTER; CHAPTER III MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE; PART I MARRIAGE AND MARRIAGE LAWS; 1. INTRODUCTION |
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The Functions of Bridewealth2. DIFFERENT FORMS OF MARRIAGE; Simple Legal Marriage; 'Ghost-Marriage'; Categories of Persons on whose behalf 'Ghost-Marriages' are made; 'Ghost-Marriage' and Bridewealth; The Levirate; Differences between 'Ghost-Marriage' and the Levirate; Categories of Persons with whom a Widow lives; 'Widow-Concubines'; Unmarried Concubines; 3. NOTE ON THE RULES OF EXOGAMY AND INCEST; 4. THE SOCIAL AND RITUAL PROCESSES OF MARRIAGE; Courting and Betrothal; Luom nyal: 'Courting the Girl'; Thiec nyal: 'Asking for the Girl'; Cuei: Betrothal; Marriage |
| Notes |
Originally published in 1954 by Oxford University Press for the International African Institute |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 23, 2018) |
| Subject |
Law, Nuer.
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Nuer (African people) -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- South Sudan
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Customary law -- South Sudan.
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LAW -- Essays.
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LAW -- General Practice.
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LAW -- Jurisprudence.
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LAW -- Paralegals & Paralegalism.
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LAW -- Practical Guides.
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LAW -- Reference.
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Customary law
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Law, Nuer
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South Sudan
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780429505812 |
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0429505817 |
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9780429013393 |
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0429013396 |
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9780429013409 |
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042901340X |
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9780429013386 |
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0429013388 |
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