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I.2.3.5 Marriage regulations (preferential, prescriptive and proscriptive)

Marriage regulations (preferential, prescriptive and proscriptive)

I. Prescriptive

1. Exogamy

Village

Lineage

Clan

Moiety

Gotra

Pravara

Sapinda

Hypergamy / Anuloma

Hypogamy / Pratiloma

Restricted / Differentiated

Simple / Undifferentiated

2. Endogamy

Tribal

Caste

Sub-caste

Class

Race

Ethnic

Village

Deme

Moiety

II. Preferential

  1. Cross cousin
  2. Parallel cousin
  3. Levirate & Sororate

 

III. Proscriptive/Prohibitive – Incest Taboo

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