Clan
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| - | '''Levirate marriage''' is a [[types of marriages|type of marriage]] in which a woman marries one of her husband's brothers after her husband's death, if there were no children, in order to continue the line of the dead husband. The term is a derivative of the [[Latin]] word ''levir'', meaning "husband's brother". | + | A '''clan''' is a group of people united by [[kinship and descent]], which is defined by perceived descent from a common ancestor. Even if actual lineage patterns are unknown, clan members may nonetheless recognize a founding member or [[apical ancestor]]. As kinship based bonds merely symbolical in nature some clans share a "stipulated" common ancestor, which is a symbol of the clan's unity. When this ancestor is not human, this is referred to as animallian [[totem]]. Generally speaking, kinship differs from biological relation, as it also involves adoption, marriage, and fictive genealogical ties. Clans can be most easily described as sub-groups of tribes and usually constitute groups of 7,000 to 10,000 people. |
| - | Levirate marriage has been practiced by societies with a strong [[clan]] structure in which [[exogamous]] marriage, i.e. that outside the clan, was [[forbidden]]. It is or was known in societies including the [[Punjabi people|Punjabis]], [[Jat people|Jat]]s, [[Israelite]]s, [[Huns]] (Chinese "[[Xiongnu]]", "[[Xiongnu|Hsiong-nu]]", etc.), [[Mongol]]s, and [[Tibetan people|Tibetan]]s. | ||
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A clan is a group of people united by kinship and descent, which is defined by perceived descent from a common ancestor. Even if actual lineage patterns are unknown, clan members may nonetheless recognize a founding member or apical ancestor. As kinship based bonds merely symbolical in nature some clans share a "stipulated" common ancestor, which is a symbol of the clan's unity. When this ancestor is not human, this is referred to as animallian totem. Generally speaking, kinship differs from biological relation, as it also involves adoption, marriage, and fictive genealogical ties. Clans can be most easily described as sub-groups of tribes and usually constitute groups of 7,000 to 10,000 people.
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