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.
Subjects
Real property
Regulation of marriage
Family relationships
Kinship terminology
Kin relationships
Lineages
Kinship regulation of sex
culture
Chuuk
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)