Abstract

BAGNOL, Brigitte. Lovolo e espíritos no sul de Moçambique. Anál. Social [online]. 2008, n.187, pp.251-272. ISSN 0003-2573.

In Mozambique, the lobolo or bride-price is a significant practice in urban society. This is because the lobolo enables communication between living people and their ancestors, and helps to create or re-establish social harmony. It embeds the individual in a network of kinship and alliance relationships with both the living and the dead. The lobolo is a part of the individual and collective identity, tying the living and the dead together in a network of interpretations of the world and in a set of constantly changing traditions.

Keywords : marriage; lobolo; spirits; Mozambique.

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