lozi_kings: The genealogy of the Lozi Kings

lozi_kingsR Documentation

The genealogy of the Lozi Kings

Description

This is a matrix that represent the genealogy (a kinship network) of the Lozi Kings. It was constructed by Max Gluckman (1973) and published for the first time in 1955 for the Institute of African Studies of the University of Zambia, by Manchester University Press.

Usage

data(lozi_kings)

Format

A 32 X 32 matrix.

kin_lozi

The king who send the tie was in the rows, and the one receiving it in the columns. Send the tie was understand here are the people who were direct descendants.

regins

The regins in which each Lozi king reigned. It was copy exactly from the original source. 0: no information.

gender

0: no information. 1: man. 2: woman.

Source

Gluckman, Max (1973[1955]). The judicial process among the Barotse of Northern Rhodesia (Zambia). New York: Humanities Press.


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