Endogamous group
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Endogamous group is a community in which the members generally marry
within the group. The caste in India and the tribes in many of the cultural regions of the world form endogamous groups.
In multi-ethnic societies with many small populations of distinct ethnicities in proximity to each other, the endogamous groups are generally combinations of similar ethnicities, leading to the social conception of "race".
The Knanites in Kerala, India are a perfect example of this, as are the Ashkenazi Jews
. http://www.jewcy.com/feature/brilliant_resistant_to_hiv_and_more#comment-form.
Knanites are believed to be migrated from the Middle East to India in AD345. They have been marrying only amongst themselves ever since.
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
within the group. The caste in India and the tribes in many of the cultural regions of the world form endogamous groups.
In multi-ethnic societies with many small populations of distinct ethnicities in proximity to each other, the endogamous groups are generally combinations of similar ethnicities, leading to the social conception of "race".
The Knanites in Kerala, India are a perfect example of this, as are the Ashkenazi Jews
Ashkenazi Jews
Ashkenazi Jews, also known as Ashkenazic Jews or Ashkenazim , are the Jews descended from the medieval Jewish communities along the Rhine in Germany from Alsace in the south to the Rhineland in the north. Ashkenaz is the medieval Hebrew name for this region and thus for Germany...
. http://www.jewcy.com/feature/brilliant_resistant_to_hiv_and_more#comment-form.
Knanites are believed to be migrated from the Middle East to India in AD345. They have been marrying only amongst themselves ever since.
See also
- Exogamous groupExogamous groupExogamous group is a section of society within which marriages are prohibited. A marriage within an exogamous group is regarded as incestuous.Examples of exogamous groups are:* Gotras and Clans in the castes in India.* "Fis" among the Albanians...