From: Phil Hibbs (phil@snark.freeserve.co.uk)
Date: Sun 10 Sep 2000 - 15:05:41 EEST
> >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.
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