minionofmidas
Lewis Trondheim
Atlas Institution
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« on: April 13, 2011, 02:01:12 PM » |
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She was (sort of) "your sister"? Far more traditional societies think she was sort of your wife in the first place.
And a lot of them actually made this a requirement, of course. Though more typically if she were to be widowed. Including the ancient Hebrews, of course, but the custom was exceedingly widespread the world over. It makes sense - if you assume a single woman can't survive. As traditional societies had to assume.
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