Qarch Quda

Qarch Quda describes a form of marriage that was previously widespread among the Uzbeks in Central Asia, a type of exchange of women : If a family cannot afford a bride price, they have the option of exchanging a wife with another family through Qarch Quda. The virtual bride price (kalym) of the two brides involved must be the same, and the ceremonies associated with the marriage must take place simultaneously and with the same equipment.

Qarch Quda can take place between related as well as between unrelated families and usually leads to a particularly close relationship between the two households or entire ancestry groups ( lineages ).

literature

Bert G. Fragner, Birgitt Hoffmann (eds.): Bamberger Mittelasienstudien - Conference files, Bamberg June 15-16, 1990. In: Islamkunde. Volume 149, Schwarz, Berlin 1994, ISBN 3-87997-221-4 , p. 25.

Individual evidence

↑ Marion Linska, Andrea Handl, Gabriele Rasuly-Paleczek: The marriage relationships: "Qarch Quda". (PDF; 518 kB; 129 pages) In: Introduction to Central Asian Ethnology. Lecture notes, Institute for Cultural and Social Anthropology, University of Vienna, 2003, pp. 123–124 , archived from the original on October 7, 2009 ; accessed on September 4, 2014 : "» Qarch Quda ": This is about the exchange of women between two households. A gives e.g. B. a woman to B and receives a woman from B. With the Qarch Quda, the v. a. serves to strengthen relationships between two households or kinship groups, the Kalym and all ceremonies connected with the marriage must take place at the same time and with the same amount and equipment. "

[Rasuly-Paleczek_ua_2003-1] Marion Linska, Andrea Handl, Gabriele Rasuly-Paleczek: The marriage relationships: "Qarch Quda". (PDF; 518 kB; 129 pages) In: Introduction to Central Asian Ethnology. Lecture notes, Institute for Cultural and Social Anthropology, University of Vienna, 2003, pp. 123–124 , archived from the original on October 7, 2009 ; accessed on September 4, 2014 : "» Qarch Quda ": This is about the exchange of women between two households. A gives e.g. B. a woman to B and receives a woman from B. With the Qarch Quda, the v. a. serves to strengthen relationships between two households or kinship groups, the Kalym and all ceremonies connected with the marriage must take place at the same time and with the same amount and equipment. "