Re: Re: Dream walking?

From: Paul Andrew King <paul_at_...>
Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 20:40:01 +0000

>They will be. A marriage outside the clan is of
>considerably more economic value. However, several
>sources also describe them looking at potential
>partners *inside* the clan. And how often do you meet
>anyone from outside the clan, anyway? A cattle raid is
>not a social event :)

Maybe this is a case of the sources dealing more with the upper strata ? They might have more opportunities - going to tribal moots, or the invitations to feasts at neighbouring clans (as in KoDP), or mainly for men (Vingans usually not being in the marriage market) guarding trading expeditions. And the political and economic reasons for marrying into a different clan would apply more strongly to the upper ranks.

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in the T'ang than in any other dynasty" - Eva Wong _The Shambhala 
Guide to Taoism_

Paul K.