My cousin, my husband: clans and kinship in mediterranean societies
Auteur :
Tillion, Germaine
Éditeur :
Saqi Books
ISBN :
9780863566257
Date de publication :
6 août 2007
Dimensions :
21,0 x 13,5 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
218 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Argues that the phenomenon of men killing their daughters, sisters, and wives over matters of sexual honour is not an aberration specific to Islam. Rather, it is part of a pagan Mediterranean legacy of marriage between first cousins. This work charts the rise of that Mediterranean social innovation she calls the 'Republic of Cousins'.