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The Beng of the Ivory Coast

The Beng of the Ivory Coast. Key Terms. Parallel Cousin marriage:  marrying a cousin whose parent is of the same sex as your parent (the children of two brothers or two sisters)

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The Beng of the Ivory Coast

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  1. The Beng of the Ivory Coast

  2. Key Terms • Parallel Cousin marriage:  marrying a cousin whose parent is of the same sex as your parent (the children of two brothers or two sisters) • Cross Cousin marriage:  marrying a cousin whose parent is of the opposite sex as your parent (the children of a brother and sister) • Matrilateral vs. patrilateral cousin marriage:  refers to whether it is a cousin on your mother’s side or your father’s side

  3. Elementary & complex marriage systems • Elementary – positive rules; prescriptions • Endogamy & descent • Complex – negative rules; prohibitions • Exogamy & alliance • Beng – inbetween; a combination

  4. Lineal & colateral kin (sibling branches

  5. Counting cousins

  6. Basic cousin relationships

  7. Matrilateral cross cousin marriage

  8. Patrilateral cross-cousin marriage

  9. Beng motivations for matrilateral parallel cousin marraige • Couple arguments & matriclan • Matriclan members resolve arguments • Different matriclans – indifferent to arguments • Greater clan involvement during marital conflicts • A “positive relationship” (identity) – vs. patrikinship as a “negative relationship” (difference)

  10. Matriclan:  Identity • Close identity, idea of interchangeability • Shared clan treasure (gold nuggets, French coins, a stool) • Shared substance through concept of shared breastmilk • Strict obligations to help one another (with age important, as juniors may be called upon to do a lot of the work of fulfilling obligations)

  11. Patriclan:  Difference • Members are united in their difference from other patriclans • Each patriclan has a different set of food taboos • Each patriclan has secret medicines to counteract effects of breaking food taboos • Patriclans control the washing of corpses (uniting them to their patriclan and thus crossing back into identity)

  12. Beng -- “complex” & “elementary” kinship system • Matrilateral parallel cousin marriage & alliance theory – unites people who are already united (usually incest) • Cross-cousin marriage – ambivalence about marrying close • Birth order system regulates marital alliances – women regulating exchange • ½ daughters assigned to each parent

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