A comparison of the law of things and the law of inheritance and succession of some important tribes of traditional South West Africa/Namibia

Abstract

The object of this study is a comparison of the laws of things, inheritance and succession of different SWA/ Namibian tribes, especially also in respect to their different systems of descent-reckoning and their different modes of living. This study concentrates on the traditional systems of those tribes. Under "traditional" I understand the time until these tribes became influenced by western culture and religion.