Re: Brothers in law
| From: | Paul Bennett <paul-bennett@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, May 4, 2006, 20:09 |
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On Thu, 04 May 2006 13:47:54 -0400, Michael Adams
<michael.adams1@...> wrote:
> Sort of the reverse is the Mormon custom of a man marrying his
> brother wife, when the brother died. Not always a marriage, but
> more like a "she is under my protection, and so are her kids,
> since she is my brother widow and they are my kin"..
Not just Mormon, but Comanche, and IIRC Cherokee. It may well be a pattern
common to many Native Americans, but I have no idea.
Paul
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