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African Religion, Marriage And Family Live Question Paper

African Religion, Marriage And Family Live

Course:Bachelor Of Education In Religious Studies

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2009

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2009/2010
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
ARTS
ARE 413: AFRICAN RELIGION, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LIVE

DATE: Wednesday 30th December, 2009 TIME: 11.00 a.m. ? 1.00 p.m.

INSTRUCTIONS
Please answer ONLY THREE QUESTIONS and you MUST answer at lease ONE
question from each Section.

SECTION ONE
1).
In African traditional Religion, sex was considered sacred and it had its functions
and purposes in the traditional society.

(a)
Define the meaning of sex in African traditional Religion.

(b)
Name the purposes of sex and how this was carried out in traditional
societies.
2).
In traditional African societies, there were six levels at which marriage was
understood. Name these levels and state in detail what each level means for the
married couple.
3).
What was the meaning of bride wealth in African traditional societies? The
monetization of bride wealth has drastically altered this meaning and character of
the whole transaction.

a)
Discuss the changes that have occurred in the transaction of bride wealth.

b)
Consider the disadvantages that have come with the transformation.

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SECTION TWO

4).
Discuss how Eurocentric descriptions and characterization of the African
traditional family was a result of the European colonial cultural bias.

5).
African indigenous education had three stages: the infant stage; the childhood
stage and initiation into adulthood stage. Discuss in detail the education that took
place during the initiation into adulthood stage.

6).
Show the African traditional cultural position of women by using the Yoruba of
Nigeria and the Dogon of Mali to illustrate your answer.

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