Kinship and Marriage in Gurung Society - 603 Words

Gurung society would be described as a patrilineal, where property generally passes from the father to the sons and lineage and clan systems are defined thought the father. Each lineage is part of a clan and there are often intermarriages between two powerful clans of different villages, cementing friendships and creating alliances between villages that will last over the generations. The Gurung also have a wide variety of kinship terms, both real and fictitious, that are highly differentiated and exact. Kinship terms are used for almost everyone that the Grung come into contact with. There is a â€Å"deep sense of belonging† that comes with these terms, and it also provides structure, â€Å"the architecture of kinship created and recreated in each encounter throughout the day,† that familiarize a person and orient their life. Each connection made serves as a link to the larger world (McHugh 86) and strengthens the value of human connection in a person’s life. Among Gurungs, the common family unit changes over time. A household will begin as a nuclear family, with the parents and their children living under the same roof. But as sons reach adulthood and marry, their brides come into the parental home and they will raise their first few children in the house before â€Å"creating their own households,† normally close to the parent’s home (McHugh 86). Daughters will leave the home and move to their husbands’ home village and when parents die, their children usually inherit their home –Show MoreRelatedLove and Honor in the Himalayas: Coming to Know Another Clulture988 Words   |  4 Pagesinspired her to carry out this project in Nepal. Although her attempts at writing about her experience failed the first time, during her graduate schooling she was encouraged by her advisor Roy D’Andrade to continue. This book revolves around the ethnic Gurung community who live at the foothills of the Annapurna Mountain; just about thirty miles up from the famous tourist destination in Nepal called Pokhara. At the age of twenty-one, the village where the author lived was called â€Å"Tebas.† Although NepalRead MoreKinship Essay1231 Words   |  5 PagesKinship is used to describe the relationship that exists between or among entities or individuals that share a common origin in terms of culture, historical ancestry or biological relationship. Kinship refers to the relationships defined by a particular culture among or between individuals who have a common family ties. Kinship is used as a basis to classify people and to form social groups in the different societies. The patterns and rules that govern kinship differ in the various communitiesRead MoreTribes of India1484 Words   |  6 Pagesand who instructed the first Santals in sex and brewing of rice beer. Maran Burus consort is the benevolent Jaher Era (Lady of the Grove). A yearly round of rituals connected with the agricultural cycle, along with life-cycle rituals for birth, marriage and burial at death, involves petitions to the spirits and offerings that include the sacrifice of animals, usually birds. Religious leaders are male specialists in medical cures who practice divination and witchcraft. Similar beliefs are common