CHAPTER I

CONSTITUTION OF NATIVE AFRICAN SOCIETY--SOCIOLOGY 1

I. The Country 2

II. The Family 3

Family Responsibility.--Family Headship.--Marital Relations.--Arrangements for Marriage.--Courtship and Wedding.--Dissolution of Marriage.--Illegitimate Marital Relations.--Domestic Life.

III. Succession to Property and Authority 13

IV. Political Organization 13

V. Servants 14

VI. Kingship 15

VII. Fetich Doctors 16

VIII. Hospitality 17

IX. Judicial System 17

Courts.--Punishment.--Blood-Atonement and Fines.-- Punishable Acts.

X. Territorial Relations 22

Tenure.--Rights in Movables.

XI. Exchange Relations 23

XII. Religion 25