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Prika
Dec 14, 2011 9:38:05 GMT 10
Post by florence on Dec 14, 2011 9:38:05 GMT 10
Hi Nicholas
Just wondering, was the Castellorizian dowry/prika custom unique to Castellorizo or was it common to neighbouring Greek islands/mainland Greece/Asia Minor?
Thanks Florence
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Prika
Dec 14, 2011 14:32:32 GMT 10
Post by Administrator on Dec 14, 2011 14:32:32 GMT 10
Florence,
The dowry system has existed for centuries across the entire Mediterranean and in the Middle East.
If there was an unusual (but not unique) quality to the system on Castellorizo, it was only to the extent that the island's strong maritime tradition isolated the giving of land-based gifts to female children via dowry, and left the disposal of non-land assets (mainly sailing vessels and other business assets) to males.
This also meant that real estate was generally owned by females who, in turn, passed them on to their daughters on their own marriages as part of their dowries.
Nicholas
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