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Type of descent group within a society
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In the
anthropological study of
kinship, a moiety () is a
descent group that coexists with only one other descent group within a
society. In such cases, the community usually has
unilineal descent (either
patri- or
matrilineal) so that any individual belongs to one of the two moiety groups by birth, and all
marriages take place between members of opposite moieties. It is an
exogamous
clan system with only two clans.[
dubious –
discuss]
In the case of a patrilineal descent system, one can interpret a moiety system as one in which women are exchanged between the two moieties. Moiety societies operate particularly among the
indigenous peoples of
North America,
Australia (see
Australian Aboriginal kinship for details of Aboriginal moieties),
[1]
[2]
[3] and
Indonesia.
[4]
[5]
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doi:
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ISSN
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JSTOR
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^ White, Isobel (1981). "Generation moieties in Australia: structural, social and ritual implications". Oceania. 52 (1). Wiley: 6–27.
doi:
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ISSN
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JSTOR
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OCLC
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^ Dijk, Toos Van; Jonge, Nico De (1987).
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doi:
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JSTOR
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^ Telenggen, Mindison (2022-10-19).
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