Ethnology, Volume 15University of Pittsburgh, 1976 - Anthropology |
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Koumbaria , ritual kinship , is created when the old person acts as godparent to
one of Nikolaos's children . ... Between non - kinsmen only koumbaria can create
the confidence that promises on each side will be fulfilled . Nikolaos may be ...
Koumbaria , ritual kinship , is created when the old person acts as godparent to
one of Nikolaos's children . ... Between non - kinsmen only koumbaria can create
the confidence that promises on each side will be fulfilled . Nikolaos may be ...
Page 161
The royal clan would have served as the focal point for uniting the people and led
to the development of a centralized political system , the creation of the rethship .
A need to unite against a common enemy would have spurred the process on ...
The royal clan would have served as the focal point for uniting the people and led
to the development of a centralized political system , the creation of the rethship .
A need to unite against a common enemy would have spurred the process on ...
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Hence they are disturbed upon hearing of a farmer who withdraws from active
agriculture and rents his land and are troubled by their belief that too many young
women from farm families are marrying nonfarm workers , thereby creating a ...
Hence they are disturbed upon hearing of a farmer who withdraws from active
agriculture and rents his land and are troubled by their belief that too many young
women from farm families are marrying nonfarm workers , thereby creating a ...
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Contents
Changing Icelandic Kinship | 1 |
Property and Ritual | 21 |
Measuring Marriage Preference | 35 |
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activities affinal agricultural appears associated become behavior blood brothers called castes child clan close codes collective considered continue contracts cultural daughter density direct discussion distance dowry eating economic example exchange expected fact father female formal friends given head household important Indian indicate individual initiated interest involved kinship labor land less Limbu lineage living male marriage married means measure noted occur organization original owners parents pattern persons political pollution population possible practices present rank reciprocity reference relationship relatives religious reserve residence respect result ritual rules sample sectoral sexual share slavery slaves social societies specific stage status structure suggests syncretic Table traditional unit usually variables village wife women