2014
6 pp. Roman, 301 pp.
1 colour map, 2 maps, 8 colour figures, 9 genealogy charts, numerous tables
Text language: English
CONTENTS
Introduction
1. Alan Barnard & Gertrud Boden: Khoisan kinship revisited
Part I Kinship terminologies
2. Gertrud Boden: Khwe kinship terminology
3. William B. McGregor: Shua kinship terminology
4. Gertrud Boden: Nǁng kinship terminology – Salvage documentation with the last speakers
Part II Kinship Relations
5. Hitomi Ono: Extra-marital relationships and spouse exchange among the Gǁana peoples
6. Akira Takada: Kinship and caregiving practices among the Ekoka !Xun
7. Gertrud Boden: Universal kinship categorisation among the Namibian !Xoon
Part III Comparison
8. Gertrud Boden & Akira Takada: Kx’a kinship classifications – A diachronic perspective
9. Gertrud Boden: Tuu kinship classifications – A diachronic perspective
10. Gertrud Boden: Grandparent-grandchild and bifurcate-merging equations – A cross-Khoisan perspective
Part IV Contact settings
11. Alan Barnard: The Ju|’hoan-Naro contact area
12. Akira Takada: Surname and interethnic relationships among the Ekoka !Xun
13. Gertrud Boden: Language contact and flexible kin categories
Conclusion
14. Alan Barnard & Gertrud Boden: Conjectural histories – Pros and cons