An Argument About a Marriage

An Argument About a Marriage — Plot

An Argument About a Marriage raises questions about the impact of European farms on the economic and the social life of the Ju/'hoansi; about the complexities of marriage rules and bride-service in their traditional kinship system; and about the nature of conflict and its mediation among the Ju/'hoansi. Despite the interpersonal anger, we see how oma's skillful intervention prevents this particular conflict from escalating to violence.

• Release date
• August 11, 1969
• Runtime
• 18 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• John Marshall