Marriage And Family Among The Akambas

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dc.contributor.authorNatal, Antonio
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-18T08:42:45Z
dc.date.available2021-01-18T08:42:45Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.description.abstractI will focus this study on traditional marriage among the Akamba people, without, of course, ignoring their today's society. I will dwell more on the traditional customs, which are more typical to this group, which explains in a great deal their experience and concept of marriage. I chose Marriage, because it an institution that plays a central place among the Akamba, as well as in many other African societies. Unfortunately, many young people especially those who happened to live out of their traditional society find themselves in married life without a minimum of preparation for it, and at times with no idea of what marriage entails. Part of the reason maybe attributed to the breakdown of families, often caused by the social, economic and cultural pressures that contemporary life brings. I find this paper relevant to these situations, which are of common interest in our pastoral work. I will try to highlight some aspects in this field, and try to see how the Church would be relevant to them. In the same line, I will stress the virtues and strengths of the traditional Akamba family. I do believe that as I journey in this field, I will discover many other pertinent issues for pastoral concern. I will have a specific interest in the social factors underlying persistence of certain values, continuity and change, as they are appear in contemporary times. I will try to present the values, attitudes, functions and significance attached to traditional Akamba marriage. As mentioned above, I chose the Akamba ethnic group, as one of groups that would help me to understand what an African marriage is; of course, with respect for all shades of the difference that exist within various African communities. I will not pretend to deal with all the issues concerning marriage and family; my aim is therefore to cover the subject within a relatively limited area. Why Akamba? Because it is an ethnic group with whom I have shared and lived more than any other ethnic group in Kenya.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12342/1164
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTangaza University Collegeen_US
dc.subjectMarriageen_US
dc.subjectFamilyen_US
dc.subjectAkambasen_US
dc.titleMarriage And Family Among The Akambasen_US
dc.typeOtheren_US
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