Cultural Anthropology for Missions

COMPARITIVE STUDY OF KUKU AND HEBREW CULTURES
M. M. NINAN
Boaz obtains his Kinsman-Redeemer right at the city gate in
front of ten elders. During the period of monarchy the place of
normal judgment was at the court room or at the city gate.
18. Marriage.
Marriage between brothers and sisters and with cousins upto
four generations are strictly forbidden among the Kukus In order
to avoid such transgressions the members of the family ape
introduced to each other during special family occasions and
ceremonies. Once a boy is Interested in a girl, he may go
himself and talk to her of his interest in her. Alternately his
parents may go and talk to her parents. Once the family and the
couple agree the boy invites other boys and may share the
friendship together. Both the families scrutinizes the pedigree,
traits, madness heritage, ]laziness, selfishness, cruelty,
greediness 'and other matters of the other family in minute detail
before consenting. If any one group find a bad trait on the other
group the engagement is withdrawn forthwith. Otherwise after
several months of courtship the parents will come together to
settle the bride price and other matters. The oldest person in the
boy's family takes the bride price and pays to the parent of the
girl. The bride price is distributed among the relatives of the girl
according to the protocol. This gives the consent of the families
to the. alliance officially. The boy then invites all his friends to
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