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Kinship
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1. Definition

Kinship is commonly defined as social relationships between multiple persons beyond the immediate family (father, mother, children), relationships constituted either by common ancestry (descent) or through marriage (Marriage, contraction of) [19. 19]. The range used to interpret the concept of kinship in particular contexts is subject to cultural and historical change [41]. In Western European s…

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Mahlerwein, Gunter and King, Steven, “Kinship”, in: Encyclopedia of Early Modern History Online, Editors of the English edition: Graeme Dunphy, Andrew Gow. Original German Edition: Enzyklopädie der Neuzeit. Im Auftrag des Kulturwissenschaftlichen Instituts (Essen) und in Verbindung mit den Fachherausgebern herausgegeben von Friedrich Jaeger. Copyright © J.B. Metzlersche Verlagsbuchhandlung und Carl Ernst Poeschel Verlag GmbH 2005–2012. Consulted online on 02 April 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2352-0272_emho_COM_029731>
First published online: 2015
First print edition: 20190124



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