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For both ancient Egypt and Iran, as a cultural feature, incestuous relationships are usually dismissed on the grounds that they are only found as the exception,
The Right Spouse
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Authors: Isabelle Clark-Decès
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The Right Spouse is an engaging investigation into Tamil (South Indian) preferential close kin marriages, so-called Dravidian Kinship. This book offers a descri
Consanguinity in Context
Language: en
Pages: 325
Authors: Alan H. Bittles
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-05-24 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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An essential guide to this major contemporary issue, Consanguinity in Context is a uniquely comprehensive account of intra-familial marriage. Detailed informati
Encyclopedia Iranica
Language: en
Pages: 112
Authors: Ehsan Yarshater
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The Development of the Family and Marriage in Europe
Language: en
Pages: 328
Authors: Jack Goody
Categories: History
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An original theory asserts that this distinctive form of kinship system developed in the northern Mediterranean around the fourth century A.D., and that its sub