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endogamy

The custom of marrying within one's own group – tribe, caste, or clan. The opposite is exogamy.



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Attending to their origins among specific peoples yields nuanced interpretations of the shipmates' enduring African culture--of how they practiced endogamy, kept a lunar calendar, and conducted funerals, for instance.
Endogamy and incest are not necessary ends of the genealogical narrative beginning with a single origin but rather culturally defined prohibitions against certain degrees of kinship.
 
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