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- Title
The Matrilocal Tribe.
- Authors
Jones, Doug
- Abstract
This article integrates (1) research in the historical dynamics of state societies relating group solidarity and group expansion to cultural frontiers, (2) comparative research in anthropology relating matrilocality to a particular variety of internal politics and a particular form of warfare, and (3) interdisciplinary reconstructions of large-scale 'demic expansions' and associated kinship systems in prehistory. The argument is that 'metaethnic frontiers,' where very different cultures clash, are centers for the formation of larger, more enduring, and more militarily effective groups. In small-scale non-state societies, the major path toward the formation of such groups is the establishment of cross-cutting ties among men. This often involves the adoption of matrilocal norms. The current distribution of matrilocality and matrilineality around the world may be partly a residue of major demic expansions in prehistory involving matrilocal tribes. This hypothesis is evaluated with a range of evidence, including information regarding the spread of two language families, Bantu and Austronesian.
- Subjects
KINSHIP; TRIBES; MATRILOCAL residence; KIN recognition; PREHISTORIC antiquities
- Publication
Human Nature, 2011, Vol 22, Issue 1/2, p177
- ISSN
1045-6767
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12110-011-9108-6