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	MATRILINEALITY : Encyclopedia Entry
		A matriline is a line of descent from a female ancestor to a descendant (of either sex) in which the individuals in all intervening generations are female.
		In a matrilineal descent system (= uterine descent), an individual is considered to belong to the same descent group as his or her mother.
		Other examples of matrilineal cultures are the Minangkabau culture of West Sumatra, the Nairs and Kurichiyas of Kerala, India, the Khasi and Garo of Meghalaya, India, the Naxi of China, and the Gitksan of British Columbia.
	www.bibleocean.com /OmniDefinition/Matrilineality (950 words)

	Matrilineality
		Matrilineality is a system in which one belongs to one's mother's lineage; it may involve the inheritance of property or titles through the female line as well.
		A matriline is a line of descent[?] from a female ancestor[?] to a descendant[?] (of either sex) in which the individuals in all intervening generations are female.
		In a matrilineal descent system, an individual is considered to belong to the same descent group as his or her mother.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ma/Matrilineal_descent.html (155 words)

	e. West Central Africa. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
		Trade in north African cloth and European goods, along with the presence of Portuguese teachers and priests, helped to create a distinct court culture and enhanced royal power.
		Diminishing importance of matrilineality and of the village.
		Increasing exploitation of villagers led to rebellion and to Kimpasi cult, aimed at the elimination of suffering.
	www.bartleby.com /67/885.html (644 words)

	Matrilineality Information
		A matriline is a line of descent from a female ancestor to a descendant (of either sex) in which the individuals in all intervening generations are female.
		In a matrilineal descent system (uterine descent), an individual is considered to belong to the same descent group as his or; her mother.
		Other examples of matrilineal cultures are the Minangkabau culture of West Sumatra, the Nairs, Bunts and Kurichiyas of Kerala, India, the Khasi and Garo of Meghalaya, India, the Naxi of China, and the Gitksan of British Columbia and the; Iroquois Confederacy (Haudenosaunee).
	matrilineality.zdnet.co.za /zdnet/Matrilineality (1611 words)

	Matrilineality information - Search.com
		In a matrilineal descent system (= uterine descent), an individual is considered to belong to the same descent group as his or her mother.
		Another example of a matrilineal culture is the Minangkabau culture of West Sumatra and Nairs of Kerala, India.
		The view of matrilineal descent as originating at the time of Yavneh is openly held by scholars affiliated with the Conservative movement.
	www.search.com /reference/Matrilineal (929 words)

	Matrilineality at AllExperts
		In a matrilineal descent system (= uterine descent), an individual is considered to belong to the same descent group as his or her mother.
		Other examples of matrilineal cultures are the Minangkabau culture of West Sumatra, the Nairs and Kurichiyas of Kerala, India, the Khasi and Garo of Meghalaya, India, the Naxi of China, and the Gitksan of British Columbia.
		In the ancient kingdom of Elam, the succession to the throne was matrilineal, and a nephew would succeed his maternal uncle to the throne.
	en.allexperts.com /e/m/ma/matrilineality.htm (1060 words)

	Matrilineality - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		In a matrilineal descent system (= uterine descent), an individual is considered to belong to the same descent group as his or her mother.
		Other examples of matrilineal cultures are the Minangkabau culture of West Sumatra, the Nairs, Bunts and Kurichiyas of Kerala, India, the Khasi and Garo of Meghalaya, India, the Naxi of China, and the Gitksan of British Columbia.
		In the ancient kingdom of Elam, the succession to the throne was matrilineal, and a nephew would succeed his maternal uncle to the throne.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Matrilineal (1124 words)

	Matrilineality - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		The fact that mitochondrial DNA is maternally inherited enables matrilineal lines of individuals to be traced through genetic analysis.
		The view of matrilineal descent as originating at the time of Yavneh is openly held by scholars affiliated with the Conservative movement.
		At the same time, matrilineal descent is the norm in Conservative halakha; if a Conservative synagogue accepts patrilineal descent ritually, it is generally expelled from the movement.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Matrilineality (833 words)

	Matrilineality - Wikinfo
		Matrilineality is a system in which one belongs to one's mother's lineage; it may also involve the inheritance of property or titles through the female line.
		For example, it is traditionally said that one is a Jew if one's mother (rather than one's father) is a Jew.
		Another example of a matrilineal culture is the Minangkabau culture of West Sumatra.
	www.internet-encyclopedia.org /wiki.php?title=Matrilineality (537 words)

	JCCenters.org
		In this case the matrilineal principle implies no material or legal consequences of any kind (as it does for other groups studied by anthropologists), but matrilineal descent is a conditio sine qua non for anyone to be considered Jewish by birth -- and from the modern point of view, “halachic” -- by other Jews.
		The matrilineal principle was first recorded as law in the Mishnah, in Kiddushin 3:12, though still in somewhat muddled form.
		The dicta that are cited with respect to the subject of matrilineality are drawn from the writings of such famous teachers and rabbis as Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, Rab, and Rabina, with the intention of discouraging possible opposition.
	www.jccenters.org /art-detail.asp?ID=781&Return=art-list.asp?ID=38 (668 words)

	Matrilineality - Definition, explanation
		Another example of a matrilineal culture is the Minangkabau culture of West Sumatra.
		The traditional Nair community in South India is matrilineal by system.
		A Nair matrilineal family is called as a Tarawad or Marumakkathayam family.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/m/ma/matrilineality.php (867 words)

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		But what is most important is the fact that women are in charge for the distribution of goods for the clan and, especially, the sources of nourishment, fields and food.
		This group lives in West Sumatra and numbers about four million; it is considered the largest and most stable matrilineal society in the modern world.
		Furthermore, the Minicoy islanders are also considered to be one of the living matrilineal societies today.
	www.bangalorein.com /wiki-Matriarchal (3189 words)

	Pick Baby Names
		Matrilineality is a system in which one belongs to one’s mother’s lineage.
		Logically, it is easier to identify who the mother of a child is than the father.
		Their culture is matrilineal, with property and land passing down from mother to daughter, while religious and political affairs are the province of men (although some women also play important roles in these areas).
	www.pickbabynames.com (760 words)

	CIO Gladney 03
		Matrilineality, communal living and property holding, and even extra-marital sexuality among the minorities all become "proofs" of how far the Han have come.
		At the beginning of the film, we are shown primeval visions of a neolithic past and the emergence of primitive mankind.
		Getting married is natural, but during long period [sic] in history, men had no idea of 'love' and 'marriage.' From 'childhood' of human history, 3,000,000 B.C. to the end of matrilineal society in 5000 B.C., marriage history transits from group marriage, polygamy, to monogamy stage [sic].
	cio.ceu.hu /courses/CIO/modules/Module07Gladney/Gladney_03.html (1481 words)

	Matrilineality
		In a matrilineal descent system (uterine descent), an individual is considered to belong to the same descent group as his or her mother.
		Other examples of matrilineal cultures are the Minangkabau culture of West Sumatra, the Nairs, Bunts and Kurichiyas of Kerala, India, the Khasi and Garo of Meghalaya, India, the Naxi of China, and the Gitksan of British Columbia and the Iroquois Confederacy (Haudenosaunee).
		Attempts have been made to trace fatness and slimness along matrilines in genealogies of persons whose physical details are well-archived, such as the royally stout queen Victoria I of the United Kingdom.
	www.danceage.com /biography/sdmc_Matrilineality (2070 words)

	Matrilineality: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
		...Matrilineality Matrilineality Matrilineality is a system in which one belongs...
		Compare Matrilineality href=../fa/FA-Premier-league.html FA Premier league FA Premier...
		Matriarchy is distinct from matrilineality and Matrilocality Matrilocality matrilocality.
	www.encyclopedian.com /ma/Matrilineality.html (249 words)

	CHAPTER TWO
		In many matrilineal societies, the maternal uncle in the go-between or undertakes all the arrangements and responsibilities for his nephew's marriage.32 In case of divorce, the women's people were legal guardians of the children.
		Matrilineality is the major influence in what children learn and come to accept about their society.
		Patrilineality, matrilineality, and the practice of polygyny are three of the major distinguishing variations of the African traditional extended family.
	www.bridgewater.edu /~mtembo/africantraditionalfamily.html (4675 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Genetic genealogy
		The cover to the hardback edition of Adams Curse Adams Curse: A Story of Sex, Genetics, and the Extinction of Men is a 2003 book by Oxford University human genetics professor Bryan Sykes expounding his hypothesis that with the declining sperm count in men and the continual atrophy...
		In cell biology, a mitochondrion (plural mitochondria) (from Greek mitos thread + khondrion granule) is an organelle, variants of which are found in most eukaryotic cells[1].
		Mitochondrial Eve is the name given by researchers to the woman who is the most recent common matrilineal ancestor of all living humans.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Genetic-genealogy (1853 words)

	Matriarchy - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site
		Matriarchy is distinct from matrilineality, where children are identified in terms of their mother rather than their father, and extended families and tribal alliances form along female blood-lines.
		The Islamic Minangkabau of West Sumatra number about four million and are considered the largest and most stable matrilineal society in the modern world.
		One area where written myths are available from an early period is the Aegean culture-zone, where the Minoan Great Goddess was worshipped in a society where women and men were apparently equals.
	www.factbug.org /cgi-bin/a.cgi?a=83525 (1644 words)

	Matrilineality - Wikipedia Mirror (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Kinship and descent.
		Another example of a matrilineal culture is the Minangkabau culture of West Sumatra and Nairs of Kerala, India.
		A Nair matrilineal family is called as a tharavadu or Marumakkathayam family.
	www.wiki-mirror.be /index.php/Matrilineal (922 words)

	Maldives Royal Family Official Website: Majid's Pages- Status Groups
		There is much evidence that both the Maldives and Minicoy were matrilineal societies where property, family name and status was passed from mother to offspring rather than from father to offspring.
		Matrilineality in the Maldives disappeared a long time ago except in the tiny community of Giraavaru.
		The Giraavaru community was therefore abolished by decree and with them the last vestige of matrilineality in the Maldives was committed to oblivion.
	www.maldivesroyalfamily.com /minicoy_status_groups.shtml (1287 words)

	matriarchal
		But what is most important is the fact that women are in charge for the distribution of goods for the clan and, especially, the sources of nourishment, fields and food.
		This group lives in West Sumatra and numbers about four million; it is considered the largest and most stable matrilineal society in the modern world.
		Furthermore, the Minicoy islanders are also considered to be one of the living matrilineal societies today.
	www.sfcrowsnest.com /scifinder/a/Matriarchy.php (2205 words)

	MATRILINEALITY Articles Matrilineality is a system in which
		In a matrilineal descent system (uterine descent), an individual is considered to belong to the same descent group as his or her mother.
		This is in contrast to the more currently common pattern of patrilineal descent.
		In some cultures, membership of a group is inherited matrilineally; examples of this include the Minangkabau culture of West Sumatra, the Nairs, Bunts and Kurichiyas of Kerala, India, the Khasi and Garo of Meghalaya, India, the Naxi of China, and the Gitksan of British Columbia and the Iroquois Confederacy (Haudenosaunee).
	www.amazines.com /Matrilineality_related.html (443 words)

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