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TRADITIONAL SOCIAL HIERARCHY OF INTER-FAMILY RELATIONS AMONG THE ABKHAZIANS (BY THE MATERIAL OF ABZHYWA REGION)
Zel'nitskaya (Shlarba) Ritsa Shotovna
Russian Museum of Ethnography in Saint Petersburg
Abstract. The article examines three variants of hierarchic relationships in Abkhazia. The first one is associated with traditional class division of the Abkhazian society. The second one - the status indicator - is a property qualification, first of all, hereditary ownership of land since land was the basic source of the family income. Another important indicator of ancient lineage is a patrimonial relic - anykh.
Key words and phrases: Абжуйская Абхазия, фамильные союзы, статусность, дворяне, крестьяне, Abzhywa region of Abkhazia, family unions, statusness, noblemen, peasants
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