The Impact of the Extended Family on One's Marriage: An African Study

dc.contributor.author	Baloyi, Elijah
dc.date.accessioned	2022-07-20T10:09:20Z
dc.date.available	2022-07-20T10:09:20Z
dc.date.issued	2014-03
dc.identifier.citation	Baloyi, E.M., 2014. The impact of the extended family on one's marriage: An African study. Journal of theology for Southern Africa, (148), p.18.	en
dc.identifier.issn	0047-2867
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10500/29149
dc.description.abstract	While for Mbiti" death takes life while marriage creates life, another African proverb says “A man without a wife is like a vase without flowers”. This articulation puts marriage not only at the centre of human life, but also creates the impression that being unmarried is both a taboo and disgrace, not only for the immediate family but also for the whole clan and community. In ensuring the survival of the marriage, African marriage is characterised among other things by extended family interventions. Marriage life for Africans is communal.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	UKZN	en
dc.subject	marriage	en
dc.subject	South Africa	en
dc.title	The Impact of the Extended Family on One's Marriage: An African Study	en
dc.type	Article	en
dc.description.department	Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology	en