TY  - GEN
AU  - Munyoki,Benson Masila
TI  - Bride price among the Akamba people of Kenya, East Africa, evaluated in the biblical standpoint /By Benson Masila Munyoki
AV  - BV4070 .B753 1982
PY  - 1982///
KW  - Columbia Graduate School of Bible and Missions
KW  - Ministry Perspective Project
KW  - Bride price
KW  - Kenya
KW  - Moral and ethical aspects
N1  - 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; 2
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