Abstract:
This study is informed by the authors' lived experiences. The first author has had
three experiences where close colleagues have had to pay bride price posthumously
in the first decade of the
21st century. Two incidents happened immediately after
the death of each female spouse in 2004 and
2005 respectively. The third incident
occurred in 2009 which was 10 years after the death of a spouse. After experiencing
the third incident, we felt obliged to find out people's perception and understanding
of the practice of bride price payment particularly after the death of a female spouse
which we are referring to as post-humous. 11,e study was conducted through emails
using a seven item questionnaire. The study reveals that justice is interpreted and
practiced differently in various ethnic groups; it is linked to marriage and bride
price; and to most communities it is interpreted and practiced differently in various ethnic groups;
it is linked to marriage and bride price; and to most communities it is a complex phenomena that is more than benovelence
We recommend ethnographic and multi-site research on this sub-culture.
