Marital problems in religiously mixed marriages amongst the Vhavenda people of South Africa : an African-Christian perspective
Marriages with differences in religion are a source of misunderstanding, friction, and disharmony, and as a result, such marriages are exposed to a breakdown. Religion is not merely a set of beliefs, but a way of living and thinking. When this differs, it causes misunderstanding in the family...
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| Online Access: | Phaswana, Ntavhanyeni Sampson (2000) Marital problems in religiously mixed marriages amongst the Vhavenda people of South Africa : an African-Christian perspective, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/15765> http://hdl.handle.net/10500/15765 |
| Summary: | Marriages with differences in religion are a source of misunderstanding, friction, and disharmony,
and as a result, such marriages are exposed to a breakdown. Religion is not merely a set of
beliefs, but a way of living and thinking. When this differs, it causes misunderstanding in the
family and may cause marriage failure as adjustments to each other becomes compocated. D vorce
is much more common in mixed marriages whether of different culture, religious or
socio-economic background than when the backgrounds are similar. Religious similarity is linked
to marital durability.
The researcher wanted to indicate through this work that the increase of. marriages
between people of different religious faiths does not really matter to people any longer. It
is proved in this research that the outcome of such marriages is in most cases disastrous.
Mixed marriages are the object of attention in every society because of their life meaning.
Marriage is more than a relationship between individuals. It involves many more people, It is
suggested in this study that African traditional methods like mahundwane (camping or a miniature
village), betrothal and the giving of thakha (bride wealth} in marriage should be used to prevent
both mixed marriages and marital problems which usually leads to marriage breakdown. === Religious Studies and Arabic === D. Litt et Phil. (Religious Studies) |
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