Bride price among the Akamba people of Kenya, East Africa, evaluated in the biblical standpoint /By Benson Masila Munyoki.
Munyoki, Benson Masila,
Bride price among the Akamba people of Kenya, East Africa, evaluated in the biblical standpoint /By Benson Masila Munyoki. - 1982. - 97 leaves, bound : maps ; 28 cm.
A Ministry Perspective Project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts, Columbia Graduate School of Bible and Missions, Columbia, South Carolina, 1982. Bibliography: leaves 93-97. I. The Bride Price in Akamba Society II. Problems Caused by the Bride Price III. Proposals for Dealing with the Practice and Problems of the Bride Price
The Akamba People: An Overview -- Geography and topography -- Characteristics and customs -- Occupation -- History -- Origin -- Tribal enmity -- The famine problem -- Patterns of Authority -- Religion -- Traditional -- Christianity -- Marriage Among the Akamba People -- Marriage and purpose -- Family structure -- Marriage customs -- The courtship period -- The betrothal period -- The wedding -- Christian influences -- The Bride Price -- Definitions and distinctions -- Bride price -- Bride wealth -- Dowry -- Gifts -- Historical origins -- Biblical practice -- As a compensation to the father -- As a penalty for seduction -- As a form of service rendered -- Jacob and Laban -- Moses and Jethro -- Othniel and Caleb -- David and King Saul -- As an occasion for gift giving -- To the bride -- To the parents -- Akamba practice -- The reason for it -- How it functions -- How it changes. Bride Price Leads to the Commercialization of Marriage -- Changes -- Consequences -- Enticement to greed -- Discouragement of the couple -- Creation of debts -- Encouragement of elopement -- Occurance of pre-marital pregnancy -- Compromise by the pastors -- Bride Price Weakens the Marital Union -- Companionship -- Procreation -- Completeness -- Communication -- The Forfeit of the Bride Price Breaks us this Union -- It Makes the Bride a Property of the Gooms Family -- It leads to immorality -- The bride is subject to Levirate marriage -- Levirate marriage -- Levirate marriage -- History -- Existence -- The Practice of Levirate Marriage Among Ancient Near Eastern People -- Historical practice -- Biblical practice -- The Practice of Levirate Marriage Among the Akamba People -- The Immorality of the Levirate Marriage. Previous Attempts to Deal with the Bride Price -- Early missionary attempts -- Government attempts -- Local native attempts -- A New Strategy to Deal with the Bride Price -- Hold Seminars -- Identify problems -- Finding solutions to the problem.
Typescript.
Columbia Graduate School of Bible and Missions.--Ministry Perspective Project.
Bride price--Moral and ethical aspects.--Kenya
BV4070 / .B753 1982 BV4070
Bride price among the Akamba people of Kenya, East Africa, evaluated in the biblical standpoint /By Benson Masila Munyoki. - 1982. - 97 leaves, bound : maps ; 28 cm.
A Ministry Perspective Project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts, Columbia Graduate School of Bible and Missions, Columbia, South Carolina, 1982. Bibliography: leaves 93-97. I. The Bride Price in Akamba Society II. Problems Caused by the Bride Price III. Proposals for Dealing with the Practice and Problems of the Bride Price
The Akamba People: An Overview -- Geography and topography -- Characteristics and customs -- Occupation -- History -- Origin -- Tribal enmity -- The famine problem -- Patterns of Authority -- Religion -- Traditional -- Christianity -- Marriage Among the Akamba People -- Marriage and purpose -- Family structure -- Marriage customs -- The courtship period -- The betrothal period -- The wedding -- Christian influences -- The Bride Price -- Definitions and distinctions -- Bride price -- Bride wealth -- Dowry -- Gifts -- Historical origins -- Biblical practice -- As a compensation to the father -- As a penalty for seduction -- As a form of service rendered -- Jacob and Laban -- Moses and Jethro -- Othniel and Caleb -- David and King Saul -- As an occasion for gift giving -- To the bride -- To the parents -- Akamba practice -- The reason for it -- How it functions -- How it changes. Bride Price Leads to the Commercialization of Marriage -- Changes -- Consequences -- Enticement to greed -- Discouragement of the couple -- Creation of debts -- Encouragement of elopement -- Occurance of pre-marital pregnancy -- Compromise by the pastors -- Bride Price Weakens the Marital Union -- Companionship -- Procreation -- Completeness -- Communication -- The Forfeit of the Bride Price Breaks us this Union -- It Makes the Bride a Property of the Gooms Family -- It leads to immorality -- The bride is subject to Levirate marriage -- Levirate marriage -- Levirate marriage -- History -- Existence -- The Practice of Levirate Marriage Among Ancient Near Eastern People -- Historical practice -- Biblical practice -- The Practice of Levirate Marriage Among the Akamba People -- The Immorality of the Levirate Marriage. Previous Attempts to Deal with the Bride Price -- Early missionary attempts -- Government attempts -- Local native attempts -- A New Strategy to Deal with the Bride Price -- Hold Seminars -- Identify problems -- Finding solutions to the problem.
Typescript.
Columbia Graduate School of Bible and Missions.--Ministry Perspective Project.
Bride price--Moral and ethical aspects.--Kenya
BV4070 / .B753 1982 BV4070