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On an interesting note, it’s been suggested that the medieval Catholic Church’s ban on cousin marriage was a major reason for the Great Divergence: https://en.m
by Jun8 3y ago
On an interesting note, it’s been suggested that the medieval Catholic Church’s ban on cousin marriage was a major reason for the Great Divergence: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_WEIRDest_People_in_the_World https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_WEIRDest_People_in_the_W...
- lotsofpulp 3y agoInteresting. Although, an opposite example would be Hindu cultures banning cousin marriages a very long time ago, but maintaining a relatively collectivist society until recently: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapinda https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapinda https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manusmriti https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manusmriti