RE: More on Marriage

From: Phil Hibbs <phil_at_snark.freeserve.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 13:05:41 +0100


> >So, wouldn't this suggest that there are at least *some*
> >intra-clan marriages?

DD:
> It might explain why there are multiple marriage patterns (e.g.
> under-husband).

Absolutely, your brightest daughters stay within the clan, and the prettiest are married off for political purposes.

I wonder if this might be an explanation for the RW tendency to consider female education less important (as exemplified in modern Afghanistan).

Phil.


End of The Glorantha Digest V7 #841


Powered by hypermail