In some communities, bridewealth is paid in cattle.
在一些社区里,彩礼是用牛来支付的。
Although the couple wanted a simple ceremony, negotiations over bridewealth between the two families took months and shaped the final marriage agreement.
尽管这对新人想要简单的仪式,但两家围绕彩礼的协商持续了数月,并影响了最终的婚姻协议。
African Systems of Kinship and Marriage(A. R. Radcliffe-Brown & Daryll Forde 编):讨论多种亲属与婚姻制度时常使用 bridewealth 等术语。
The Nuer: A Description of the Modes of Livelihood and Political Institutions of a Nilotic People(E. E. Evans-Pritchard):在描述努尔人的婚姻与亲属结构时涉及 bridewealth(常与牛只支付相关)。
The Lele of the Kasai(Mary Douglas):分析婚姻交换与社会结构时使用相关概念与术语。
Woman, Culture, and Society(Michelle Zimbalist Rosaldo & Louise Lamphere 编):多篇论文讨论婚姻交换体系,常出现 bridewealth 等词。