tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2197051945822486684.post4663433158941524859..comments2024-03-29T18:17:34.956+11:00Comments on Thinking Out Aloud: India v Pakistan v BangladeshLorenzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00305933404442191098noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2197051945822486684.post-63064869706224515922019-01-12T10:10:32.250+11:002019-01-12T10:10:32.250+11:00Hi Ravi. Thanks! And yes, kinship and marriage sy...Hi Ravi. Thanks! And yes, kinship and marriage systems matter a great deal. (See forthcoming book.)Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00305933404442191098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2197051945822486684.post-9010725325427759802019-01-11T18:09:12.132+11:002019-01-11T18:09:12.132+11:00Lorenzo,
Glad to see you posting again!! I've ...Lorenzo,<br />Glad to see you posting again!! I've been toying with the hypothesis that kinship systems, rather than religion or language, are the main divide in South Asia. The jati/caste system (occupational endogamy and village exogamy) is dominant in India and the clan (FBD marriage + polygamy) in Pakistan. Muslims in India have largely merged into the jati socioeconomic kinship system. I don't know enough about Bangladesh, but I hear it's probably closer to the occupational division. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com