How Kinship Systems Change
| Author | : Robert Parkin |
| Publisher | : Berghahn Books |
| Total Pages | : 312 |
| Release | : 2021-07-16 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781800731677 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1800731671 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (671 Downloads) |
Download or read book How Kinship Systems Change written by Robert Parkin and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2021-07-16 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using some of his landmark publications on kinship, along with a new introduction, chapter and conclusion, Robert Parkin discusses here the changes in kinship terminologies and marriage practices, as well as the dialectics between them. The chapters also focus on a suggested trajectory, linking South Asia and Europe and the specific question of the status of Crow-Omaha systems. The collection culminates in the argument that, whereas marriage systems and practices seem infinitely varied when examined from a very close perspective, the terminologies that accompany them are much more restricted.
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