essay

Sibling sets as building blocks in greater Trukese society

siblingship in oceania • (8) • Published In 1981 • Pages: 201-224, 405-418

By: Marshall, Mac.

Abstract

In this article, Marshall examines the importance of siblingship in Chuuk society. Sibling sets include natural, lineage and fictive siblings, and also spouse-in-laws. Sibling relations are delimited by commonly held land and the obligation to share all produce (MWÖNGÖ). Also, all sibling relations are circumsribed by strict marriage and sexual proscriptions. The interdependence of siblings can be preserved after marriage by the common practice of sibling-set marriage, where siblings of one set marry the siblings of another set. The practice of levirate and sororate is also a way to preserve the integrity of sibling sets.

HRAF PubDate

1999

Region

Oceania

Sub Region

Micronesia

Document Type

essay

Evaluation

Creator Type

Ethnologist

Document Rating

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

Ian Skoggard ; 1997

Field Date

1969-1971, 1976

Coverage Date

1969-1976

Coverage Place

Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia

Notes

Mac Marshall

Revision of some of the papers presented at a symposium entitled 'The meaning of sibling in Oceania' at the 7th annual meeting of the Association for Social Anthropology in Oceania, held Feb. 15-19, 1978, in Pacific Grove, Calif.

Reprint. Originally published: Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan Press, c1979. (ASAO monograph ; no. 8) (Imprint series, UMI monographs)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 405-418)

LCCN

81010495

LCSH

Trukese (Micronesian people)