usra

Japanese: usra
usra


[society]
In Bedouin society, blood ties are considered paramount among human relationships, and the basic social unit is the family (household) based on patrilineage. The nuclear family, called usra, and the three-generation family, called 'ā'ila, are often the unit of life, but there are also kinship groups called fahiz that trace their ancestors back five generations, and even more so, there are tribes, which sometimes form alliances with each other. In relation to the nature of Bedouin society, pre-Islamic Arab society was a society that placed blood ties first. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "USRA" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:


[社会]
 ベドウィンの社会では血縁関係が人間関係の中で至上のものとされ,とくに父系を軸とした家族(家)が,基本的な社会構成単位となっている。ウスラusraと呼ばれる核家族,アーイラ‘ā’ilaと呼ばれる3世代家族が生活の単位であることが多いが,5世代前の祖先までさかのぼるファヒズと呼ばれる親族集団も存在し,さらにこれを超える集団として部族があり,それぞれの部族は同盟を結び合うこともある。 イスラム以前のアラブ社会は,このようなベドウィン社会の性格と関連して,血縁関係を第一とする社会であった。…

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