Ethnology, Volume 15University of Pittsburgh, 1976 - Anthropology |
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Page 164
... head and that no other member of the family could use or dispose of its property without his consent . Only a male could occupy the position of family head , and thus women , excluded from becoming family heads , were also excluded from ...
... head and that no other member of the family could use or dispose of its property without his consent . Only a male could occupy the position of family head , and thus women , excluded from becoming family heads , were also excluded from ...
Page 165
... head who was also the direct ascendant of the family's other members . A family head's authority varied depending upon his relationships with other family members . His authority included three possible components , rights which ...
... head who was also the direct ascendant of the family's other members . A family head's authority varied depending upon his relationships with other family members . His authority included three possible components , rights which ...
Page 166
... head if any competent male were available ( McAleavy 1955 : 9 ) . A widow with a son too young to be family head might act in his stead , but only until he came of age . As a daughter or wife a woman could not be family head and thus ...
... head if any competent male were available ( McAleavy 1955 : 9 ) . A widow with a son too young to be family head might act in his stead , but only until he came of age . As a daughter or wife a woman could not be family head and thus ...
Contents
Changing Icelandic Kinship | 1 |
Property and Ritual | 21 |
Measuring Marriage Preference | 35 |
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