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    Marriage and the Hereafter in the Kitiul Yansi A Psycho - Religious and Missionary Analysis For Inculturation in Africa
    (Tangaza University College, 1999-02) Kikasidi, Jean-Marie Ebul Bul
    Today more than ever in the past, clan structures in which marriage took roots are disintegrating. The kitiul system is one of the matrilineal customary forms of marriage that still prevails. It portrays the communal continuance of the family lineage and the preservation of the unity of the visible and invisible families within an anthropology of clan relatedness. Captivated by the psycho-religious, theological, missionary, pastoral and soteriological questions that it raises in the Church, I selected this topic of marriage and the hereafter. Aiming at an inculturated form of marriage for Yansi Christians, our methodology will be expository, deductive, analytical and comparative. It dwells upon socio - anthropological field research already done by others in the African context. That is, as source, we made moderate attempt to consult quite an amount of French and English literature on different fields of marriage and salvation. However, the scope of this study remains that of kitiul customary marriage in the Yansiland, so to come up with a contextual idea of inculturation. The scheme of our essay follows the different chapters purposely organised. They develop and separate the intertwined themes conveyed in this work. The first chapter much longer than others intends to narrow down the presentation of the Yansi location, their system of marriage based on their world - view, and the socio-religious function of the kithd. The second chapter sketches out the Church teaching on marriage and the presents the sacramental life of these people in their pastoral milieu. The third one assesses and discusses critically church and kitiul traditions on marriage and pave the way to the fourth chapter that deals with inculturation. All together, this essay modestly tries to analyse the marital situation among the Yansi in order to implement properly the teaching of the Church; to empower her people and promote better communal life in a Church known as a family.
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    Ruracio (Bride-Wealth) Payment Among The Agikuyu
    (Tangaza University College, 1998-02) Mwangi, Samuel
    This work, ruracio (bride-wealth) payment among the Agikuyu, is a study based upon their understanding on the ruracio payment in their marriage rite. Marriage is a human reality. So far as is known, it has been customary in all societies and part of human being from the beginning. As we have seen among the Agikuyu, marriage stands as the very centre of the society. But it has taken many different forms in different times and places These forms, naturally are closely related to the religious practices and other social customs of the Agikuyu wherever they are in the Gikuyu land. Some of these differences found among them include: a) the way in which people arrange a marriage. b) the ceremonies by which they verify it. c) the obligation which marriage brings with it. Many have been writing against the ruracio (bride-wealth) payment but, it is good to know if their ideas have any impact to the people especially the young people who have been caught in between the tradition culture and the western culture. We focused our attention on Makuyu parish in Murang'a, which is one of the area occupied by the Agikuyu. According to what we got from our research findings, most of the people showed that ruracio still occupies a and plays a great role in the Agikuyu marriage. They showed that more than ruracio bringing the two couples and two families together, it also act as a condition for the validity and stability of their marriage. Majority were in favour of its continuation What we saw as an issue to be addressed is the amount to be offered. There is a habit of commercialisation of ruracio by some individuals. Their suggestion which was also ours was to see how this practise is going to be controlled so as to give the young people enough place for their marriage. By controlling ruracio we shall avoid the exploitation and manipulation of the young people especially those who are of low income. What we should keep in mind is t' .at having the ruracio continuation is not enough, but we should also see how we can sensitise the people and not only the parents but as well as the young people. We should make use of the mass media, seminars, workshops and counselling.