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bride price: see marriage marriage, socially sanctioned union that reproduces the family . In all societies the choice of partners is generally guided by rules of exogamy (the obligation to marry outside a group); some societies also have rules of endogamy (the obligation to marry within a ..... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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This view is confirmed by Pinar Ilkkaracan, cofounder of Women for Women's Human Rights in Istanbul, who observes that sexual conditions of Turkish women under Islam include honor killing, bride price, and arranged marriages, all practices that could be at least mitigated by more widespread education. He fulfills a heavy bride price for the desirable Night Bird Woman. Hungry for gold for a bride price, or to buy thralls to tend their unyielding farmsteads, Norse raiders are extending their depredations beyond the nearby Danes. |
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