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Periodical article | Leiden University catalogue | WorldCat |
Title: | Notas sobre a vida familiar e juridica da tribo Fula: Instituiçoes civis |
Author: | Brito, E. |
Year: | 1957 |
Periodical: | Boletim cultural da Guiné Portuguesa |
Volume: | 12 |
Issue: | 47 |
Pages: | 301-314 |
Language: | Spanish |
Geographic term: | Guinea-Bissau |
Subjects: | Fulani customs |
Abstract: | I. The family. II. Marriage. Palygyny is the basis of family life, in theory with a limit of four legal wives according to Koranic law; usually, however, the number of wives depends on a man's economic status. There are many ceremonies accompanied by presents whose size and value increase as the negotiations proceed. |