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matriliny

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matriliny
descent through the female line, as in ancestry, inheritance, etc. — matrilineal, matrilinear, adj.
See also: Relationship
descent through the female line, as in ancestry, inheritance, etc. — matrilineal, matrilinear, adj.
See also: Ancestors
tracing of descent through the mother’s side of a family. — matrilinear, adj.
See also: Mother
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Matriliny, Islam and gender in Northern Mozambique.
The use of the Arabic script in northern Mozambique by Bonate, Liazzat J.K. / Tydskrif vir Letterkunde
Describing the kinds of connections they as young wives maintained with the women of their natal families, particularly with their mothers and grandmothers, they reflect on the emotional lines of matriliny within the patrilineal social structure.
A Space Of Her Won: Personal Narratives Of Twelve Women by Reference & Research Book News
Further, anthropological celebrations of matriliny notwithstanding, that Nayar past is rendered in decidedly patriarchal terms.
Consuming globalization: youth and gender in Kerala, India by Lukose, Ritty / Journal of Social History
 
 
 
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