Munda kinship pattern

[N. Ganesan]

NG: >Noted several references from puranas,etc., where South Indian
NG: >marriage systems prevailed in North India in ancient times.
NG: >The cross-cousin marriages in Krishna, Buddha, ... life stories.

VA: >They did not 'prevail' but were an exception. [...]

Dear Vishal,

My thought is cross-cousin weddings were important in the North
in ancient times - Otherwise, they would not have been noted
in the hagiographies of important personages like Krishna and Buddha.
Of course, the dharmashastras which are several centuries *late*
treat them as exceptions.

Regards,
N. Ganesan

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