Brother (friendship)

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Example of a "bromance": former US President Barack Obama with Vice President Joe Biden (2009)

In a figurative sense, brother is the term used in many cultures for the friend of a male person. The term brother is intended to express the duration and intensity of this relationship, as a "spiritual kinship" between the two, comparable to a sibling kinship.

From the 2000s, the English term bromance ( suitcase word from brother and romance: "brother romance ") as a description for a non-sexual, very intimate relationship between two men has found its way into linguistic usage; in the following years the short form bro became common.

One case in which a good friend who was not physically related is referred to as a brother is the biblical story of David and his "brother" Jonathan. Another literary example is Gilgamesh and his "brother" Enkidu. The term “friend” is also used in this way in the Satyricon .

Christianity

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In the Christian Middle Ages, the fraternization of two men had a formal character, and in the Orthodox churches there was even a separate rite for “making brothers”, the Adelphopoiesis ( swearing brotherhood ) . This created an artificial relationship between two friends.

Quotes

“Woe to me for you, my brother Jonathan.
You were very dear to me.
Your love for me was more wonderful
than the love of women. "

- ( 2 Samuel , chapter 1, verse 26)

"...
All men become brothers
Where your gentle wing dwells
... Run
through the heavenly plan
, brothers, your path,
...
brothers!
A dear father must live above the starry tent
... "

- Friedrich Schiller : To the joy

Current examples from TV series

• Friends (USA 1994-2004): Joey Tribbiani and Chandler Bing
• Scrubs (USA 2001-2010): Dr. John Michael "JD" Dorian and Dr. Christopher Duncan Turk
• How I Met Your Mother (USA 2005-2014): Barney Stinson, Ted Mosby, and Marshall Eriksen
• The Big Bang Theory (USA 2007–2019): Howard Joel Wolowitz and Dr. Rajesh "Raj" Ramayan Koothrappali

literature

• Klaus van Eickels: The language of love and the gestures of male friendship in the Middle Ages . 2nd conference AIM Gender. November 8, 2002 ( PDF: 154 kB, 12 pages on ruendal.de ( Memento from June 11, 2009 in the Internet Archive )).

Web links

Wiktionary: brother  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Wikiquote: Brother  - Quotes

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Lexicon entry: Brother 1). In: Pierer's Universal Lexicon. 1857.