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social science subjects > sociology > anthropology > cultural/social anthropology > dowry
... > social science subjects > sociology > gender and sexuality > gender and society > gender and relationships > dowry
... > social science subjects > sociology > gender and sexuality > gender and society > gender and human rights > dowry

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dowry  

Definition

  • Dowry is a custom practiced mostly by intensive agriculturalists with significant inequalities in wealth. It is a form of marital exchange occurring in 5% of the societies studied by anthropologists in Europe, Southern Asia, and the Middle East, the most well-known being the Indian Hindus. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Dowry]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-GNNZDB4P-6

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