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Re: reform question
Jason Fliegel (jbf9a@darwin.clas.Virginia.EDU)
Thu, 26 Jan 1995 05:09:34 GMT
In article <3g6eor$t7c@motss.newpaltz.edu>,
solomon taibi <taibi91@matrix.newpaltz.edu> wrote:
>3) Bilateral -- All aspects of one's lineage are inherited equally
> from both parents, usually with some patrilineal
> features like name inheritance from the father.
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>This is what is called "patrilineal" in the Jewish community.
>Isn't this what all civilized people do? Huh? :)
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>4) Bilineal -- One's lineage is inherited from both parents, but
> not all aspects equally. For example one might
> inherit family identity from the father, but
> tribal identity from the mother.
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>What kind of wierd thing is that? Who does that? The Papuans????
>:)
>
Isn't Judaism closer to Bilineal than Bilateral? We inherit our religion
from our mothers and our tribal identity from our fathers. Or is that
what you meant by the smilies?
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