Motif
Totemic kinship and exogamy
totemic_kinship_and_exogamy
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
2 traditions
australian aboriginal
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The Euahlayi Tribe: A Study of Aboriginal Life in Australia CHAPTER II / THE ALL FATHER, BYAMEE / CHAPTER III / RELATIONSHIPS AND TOTEMS; lines 1223-1397 confidence: high
“Those of the same totem are reckoned as brothers and sisters, so cannot intermarry.” The passage also notes Boyjerh relations on the father's side as recognized but less important than the mother's side.
The passage explicitly says people of the same totem are treated as brothers and sisters and cannot intermarry.
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native american great lakes
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Social Life and Ceremonial Bundles of the Menomini Indians ILLUSTRATIONS. / INTRODUCTION. / HOME LIFE OF THE MENOMINI. / SOCIAL ORGANIZATION.; lines 747-974 confidence: high
Subgentes are putatively related and exogamous; totem identity is given by subgens; gentile names were formerly required, are now obsolete, had no office, and could be assumed after a totem appeared as a personal dream guardian or because of closer descent from original totem animals.
The passage links social divisions, birth membership, non-intermarriage, and gentile titles to totem names and original totem animals.
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