levirate marriage
21Ghost marriage (Chinese) — In Chinese tradition, a ghost marriage (Chinese: 冥婚; pinyin: mínghūn; literally spirit marriage ) is a marriage in which one or both parties are deceased.[1] Other forms of ghost marriage are practiced worldwide, from Sudan, to India, to France… …
22Ghost marriage — In Sudan, a ghost marriage is a marriage where a deceased groom is replaced by his brother. The brother serves as a stand in to the bride, and any resulting children are considered children of the deceased spouse. This unusual type of marriage is …
23Posthumous marriage — is the marriage after one of the individuals involved in the marriage is dead. This is legal in France after a law was created in World War I. [ [http://www.frenchentree.com/france brittany culture traditions/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=13317 Hearse… …
24Surrogate marriage — A surrogate marriage describes the arrangement where a woman is infertile or dies young and her family substitutes another woman to bear children for the husband.Cultural rootsSurrogate marriages exist in some African cultures, for example the… …
25sororate marriage — noun A marriage in which a husband engages in marriage or sexual relations with the sister of his wife, usually after the death of his wife, or once his wife has proven infertile. See Also: levirate marriage …
26History of Marriage — History of Marriage † Catholic Encyclopedia ► History of Marriage The word marriage may be taken to denote the action, contract, formality, or ceremony by which the conjugal union is formed or the union itself as an enduring condition …
27Cousin marriage — Charles Darwin and his wife Emma were first cousins. Cousin marriage is marriage between two cousins. In various jurisdictions and cultures, such marriages range from being considered ideal and actively encouraged, to being uncommon but still… …
28Genealogy of Jesus — Rose window in Basilica of St Denis, France, depicting the ancestors of Christ from Jesse onwards …
29WOMAN — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the historical perspective biblical period marriage and children women in household life economic roles educational and managerial roles religious roles women outside the household… …
30Halizah — Engraving of a chalitzah ceremony Under the Biblical system of levirate marriage known as Yibbum, Halizah (or Chalitzah ; Hebrew: חליצה) is the ceremony by which a widow and her husband s brother could avoid the duty to marry after the… …
