Orlanthi kin and marriage

From: Donald R. Oddy <donald_at_grove.demon.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 10 May 2005 21:03:50 GMT


Jane & I were kicking various ideas about and came up with an interesting query. In a standard Heortling marriage where the wife joins her husbands clan, to what extent are the wife's family kin?

In a strict legal sense the wife is now part of her husband's bloodline and shares their property but I find it difficult to believe that she is no longer treated as kin by her parents and siblings. On the other hand how far does this go? is a man also kin to his sister-in-law's husband from a different clan?

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Donald Oddy
http://www.grove.demon.co.uk/


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