Some Characteristic Features of Family Structure in the Old Uighur Societies (as Reflected in Contractual Documents)

Autor:	Ruyi He
Jazyk:	English<br />Hungarian
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Old Uighur society contractual document family structure patrilinear Chinese language and literature PL1001-3208
Zdroj:	Távol-keleti Tanulmányok, Vol 13, Iss 1 (2021)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2060-9655 2786-2976
DOI:	10.38144/TKT.2021.1.10
Popis:	In this paper, I introduce some characteristics of family structure in the Old Uighur societies, based on previous studies. The corpus used as a source for the investigation comprises 13th–14th century contractual documents. I summarize the features of family structure in the Old Uighur society from three aspects. Firstly, the family structure is the extended paternal family consisting of kin groups. The ties between family members are strong, and blood relationships are particularly important. Secondly, males play a dominant role in the family and society. Thirdly, relatives can be freely traded and pawned. In addition, I also briefly explain the reasons for these peculiarities.
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