incest taboo

Japanese: インセスト・タブー - いんせすとたぶー(英語表記)incest taboo
incest taboo

The term refers to rules that prohibit sexual relations or marriage with certain categories of relatives. They are found in all human societies. Sexual intercourse between members of the basic family (excluding parents) is almost universally considered to be incest.

[Mitsuru Hamamoto]

[Reference] | Incest taboo

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

ある範疇(はんちゅう)の親族との性関係や結婚を禁ずる規則をいう。あらゆる人間社会においてみられる。基本家族の成員(両親を除く)の間での性交はほとんど普遍的にインセスト(近親相姦)であるとみなされている。

[濱本 満]

[参照項目] | 近親相姦禁忌

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