Parallel Cousin Marriage

It is the marriage b/w children of siblings of same sex i.e marriage of offspring of persons of same gender of same generation having common parents. 

Types

1. Paternal Parallel Cousin Marriage – m’age with father’s brother’s daughter
   • Although parallel cousins m’age are very rate, even among them Paternal parallel cousins m’age are common. 
2. Maternal Parallel Cousin Marriage – m’age with mother’s sister’s daughter

Example – prohibited in 80% to 85% of societies of world due to rules of incest. 

• Largely confined to Arabic World. 
• Also found in Central Indian Tribes 

Reason – As in pastoral life, conflict b/w group & theft of animals common ; so such m’age 

• by consolidating the group – ↑ survival of groups 
• Economic pragmatism 
• Retention of purity of blood  

Cross Cousin Marriage

It is types of m’age b/w children of sibling of opposite sex i.e m’age between offspring of persons of diff genders of same generation having common patent. 

Types

• Paternal Cross Cousin Marriage – m’age with father’s sister’s daughter e.g Chippewa Indians 
• Maternal Cross Cousin Marriage – m’age with mother’s brother’s daughter e.g Lovedu of South Africa, Kachinof Burma 

Examples – Discontinuously distributed all over the world & very common in South India.    

• Gonds, Bhils, Mikir (Assam) , Chippewa Indians etc 

Reasons

• Permanent & closer relationships ; Tribal societies → close socio-economic co-op
• Return of bride money 

among Gonds, Known as Dudh Lotwana