This chapter explores views of selected study participants on lobola marriage practices in Mzimba... more This chapter explores views of selected study participants on lobola marriage practices in Mzimba, one of the districts in northern Malawi. It examines their views on whether this marriage practice can be seen as a blessing or a misfortune. An overview of contemporary attitudes seems to give a picture that shows that the lobola practice is not well understood. As a result, ethnic groups that practice lobola systems of marriage are considered people who sell their daughters to men in marriage in other quarters within Malawi. Some people from ethnic groups that do not practice lobola marriage think that lobola is equal to selling daughters. Consequently, young women and young men are sometimes discouraged from getting marriage partners outside their ethnic circles for the same reasons. This chapter provides reflections on lobola practices from the perspectives of the
This chapter explores views of selected study participants on lobola marriage practices in Mzimba... more This chapter explores views of selected study participants on lobola marriage practices in Mzimba, one of the districts in northern Malawi. It examines their views on whether this marriage practice can be seen as a blessing or a misfortune. An overview of contemporary attitudes seems to give a picture that shows that the lobola practice is not well understood. As a result, ethnic groups that practice lobola systems of marriage are considered people who sell their daughters to men in marriage in other quarters within Malawi. Some people from ethnic groups that do not practice lobola marriage think that lobola is equal to selling daughters. Consequently, young women and young men are sometimes discouraged from getting marriage partners outside their ethnic circles for the same reasons. This chapter provides reflections on lobola practices from the perspectives of the
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