Traditional futures: law and custom in India's Lakshadweep Islands

Under the customary matrilineal law of succession evolved in the islands and followed for centuries, joint family property devolves from mothers to daughters. After marriage women continue to live with their maternal joint family, as do their children

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Main Author: Vijaya Kumar, V. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Delhi [u.a.] Oxford Univ. Press 2006
Edition:1. publ.
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Links:http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0638/2006345757-d.html
Summary:Under the customary matrilineal law of succession evolved in the islands and followed for centuries, joint family property devolves from mothers to daughters. After marriage women continue to live with their maternal joint family, as do their children
Husbands are normally resident in their own maternal homes and visit their wives regularly."
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-318) and indexes
Physical Description:XIV, 337 S. Ill., Kt. 23 cm
ISBN:0195672275
9780195672275