TY  - GEN
AU  - Nagi,Samuel Njuguna
TI  - An evaluation of polygamous marriage among the Gikuyu of the central province of Kenya in light of the Scriptures /by Samuel Njuguna Nagi
AV  - BV4070 .E935 1988
PY  - 1988///
KW  - Columbia Biblical Seminary and Graduate School of Missions
KW  - Ministry Perspective Project
N1  - Typescript; Ministry Perspective Project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts, Columbia Biblical Seminary and Graduate School of Missions, Columbia, South Carolina, 1988; Bibliography: leaves 58-60; I. The Origin of Polygamy in Historical Perspective; II. Polygamy, African Culture and Christianity; III. Polygamy and Gikuyu Society; IV. Polygamy and the Scriptures; Gikuyu-An Historical Background --; Factors Motivating Polygamy Among the Gikuyu --; Polygamy in the Early Western World --; African Polygamy --; Debate in Africa; Culture: What Does It Mean? --; Missionaries: The Good They Overlooked --; Culture and Christianity; Preferential Polygamy --; Marriage and Kinship --; Gikuyu Kinship System --; The Gikuyu System of Polygamy: An Historical Perspective --; The Management of a Polygamous Household --; The Big Question: Distribution of Love --; Divorce --; Sexual Regulation and Family Planning; Marriage, Its Origin --; New Testament Teachings --; Polygamy and Spiritual Leadership --; Strategy for Dealing with Polygamists; 2
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