Persistence and Disappearance of Traditional Patrilocality: Matrimonial Strategies and Postnuptial Residence Patterns in Two Eastern Siberian Communities of the Twenty-First Century. Issue 1 (1st March 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zvénigorosky, Vincent; Nikolaeva, Dariya; Romanov, Georgii; Solovev, Aisen; Barashkov, Nikolai; Crubézy, Éric; Fedorova, Sardana; Keyser, Christine
• Is Part Of: Sibirica. Volume 18:Issue 1(2019)
• Page Start: 53
• Page End: 70
• Publication Date: 2019-03-01
• Subjects: marriage -- neolocal -- patrilocal -- postnuptial residence -- social structure -- Sakha; Siberia (Russia) -- History -- Periodicals; 957
• DOI: 10.3167/sib.2019.180104
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1361-7362

Abstract

Abstract : This article describes current matrimonial strategies and residence patterns in two communities in the Sakha Republic. In Tolon, a rural settlement in central Sakha, community exogamy is predominant and patrilocality is detectable in postnuptial residence patterns. In the sub-Arctic town of Khonuu no gendered residence patterns are observed. Khonuu has an airport and serves as a regional capital. In Khonuu matrimonial decisions follow the immigration of men and couples rather than traditional strategies connected with horse- and cattle-based subsistence. This article discusses the possible biological, historical, and cultural reasons that explain the observance or lack of observance of traditional marriage in the contemporary Sakha Republic.