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Encyclopedia > Cousin couple

A cousin couple is a pair of cousins with a romantic or sexual relationship. Cousin couples are prohibited in certain jurisdictions and cultures because they are considered incestuous; in others, they are encouraged or expected. “Nephew” redirects here. ... This article primarily discusses philosophical ideologies in relation to the subject of romantic love. ... The prohibited degree of kinship refers to a degree of consanguinity (relatedness) below which sexual interrelationships are regarded as incestuous. ... Incest is defined as sexual intercourse between closely related persons. ...

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History

In earlier times it was relatively common for cousins to marry. Since people tended not to move very far from the place of their birth, the closest eligible spouse would often be a cousin. Marrying cousins was also a way of keeping land and property within a family (endogamy). For instance, in the Middle East and parts of the Mediterranean Basin, there is a saying that "the girl is for her cousin," even among city folk. Traditionally, the extended family plans these arranged marriages. Endogamy is the practice of marrying within a social group. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ... Extended family (or joint family) is a term with several distinct meanings. ... Marriage à-la-mode by William Hogarth: a satire on arranged marriages and prediction of ensuing disaster An arranged marriage is a marriage that is established before involving oneself in a lengthy courtship, and often involves the arrangement of someone other than the persons getting married. ...


Cousin couples existed in the Old Testament. Two of the most famous are prominent in Genesis. Isaac was married to Rebekah, his first cousin once removed (Genesis 24:12-14). Rachel and Leah were both cousins of Jacob (Genesis 28-29). The Bible does not define cousin marriages as right or wrong, although it does firmly prohibit sex and marriage between other relatives (incest).[citation needed] The lack of a Biblical prohibition is possibly the result of a concern with the orderly transfer of property and the social importance of kinship and extended family relationships in antiquity.[citation needed] Note: Judaism commonly uses the term Tanakh to refer to its canon, which corresponds to the Protestant Old Testament. ... For other uses, see Genesis (disambiguation). ... Sacrifice of Isaac, a detail from the sarcophagus of the Roman consul Junius Bassus, ca. ... Rebekah (Rebecca or Rivkah) (רִבְקָה Captivating, Enchantingly Beautiful, Noose or Snare, Standard Hebrew Rivqa, Tiberian Hebrew Riḇqāh) is the wife of Isaac. ... A cousin chart identifies the correct name for the relationship between two people with a common ancestor. ... This article is about the Biblical character. ... Look up Leah, לֵאָה in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about Jacob in the Hebrew Bible. ... This Gutenberg Bible is displayed by the United States Library. ... Incest is defined as sexual intercourse between closely related persons. ...


The 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia refers to a theory by the Anglican bishop of Bath and Wells speculating that Mary and Joseph, (the mother and step-father of Jesus, respectively), were first cousins.[1] This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... The Bishop of Bath and Wells is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Bath and Wells in the Province of Canterbury. ... Mary may refer to: // Mary (mother of Jesus), the mother of Jesus of Nazareth Blessed Virgin Mary, the Catholic and Orthodox conception of the mother of Christ See also Islamic view of Virgin Mary Mary Magdalene, devoted disciple of Jesus Mary Salome (disciple), mother of apostles James and John Mary... Joseph is a common given name and may refer to: Joseph (name), about the given name Joseph (surname), for people with the last name Joseph Saint Joseph (disambiguation), for saints named Joseph Joseph (Hebrew Bible) Joseph, Utah Joseph, Oregon Joseph (opera), an opera by the 19th century French composer Étienne... This article is about Jesus of Nazareth. ...


A large part of the love stories included in the Arabian Nights depict love between first cousins. Queen Scheherazade tells her stories to King Shahryar. ...


Consanguinity

Main article: consanguinity

The percentage of consanguinity between any two individuals decreases fourfold as the most recent common ancestor recedes one generation. For example, first cousins have four times the consanguinity of second cousins. Fourth cousins and beyond share no more consanguinity than any two individuals taken at random, even if there is a documented most recent common ancestor. Consanguinity, literally meaning common blood, describes how close a person is related to another in the sense of a family. ... Consanguinity, literally meaning common blood, describes how close a person is related to another in the sense of a family. ... The most recent common ancestor (MRCA) of any set of organisms is the most recent individual from which all organisms in the group are directly descended. ...


In April 2002, the Journal of Genetic Counseling released a report authored by a team of scientists led by Robin L. Bennett, a genetic counselor at the University of Washington and the president of the National Society of Genetic Counselors, which showed that the potential risk of birth defects in a child born of first cousins was slightly higher than the risk associated with a non-cousin couple. The report estimated the increased risk for first cousins at only 1.7 - 2.8 % over the base risk of about 3%, or about the same as that of any woman over age 40, or of a still younger man (see paternal age). Put differently, first-cousin marriages entail roughly the same increased risk of birth defects as a woman faces when she gives birth at age 41 (roughly 6%) rather than at 30 (roughly 3%). Banning first-cousin marriages would make as much sense, critics argue, as trying to ban childbearing by older women. These numbers were reported only for first instances of cousin mating; repeated generations of cousin coupling are thought to increase the risk substantially.[citation needed] Genetic counseling generally refers to prenatal counseling done when a genetic condition is suspected in a pregnancy. ... The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. ... A congenital disorder is a medical condition or defect that is present at or before birth (for example, congenital heart disease). ... Paternal age effect Scientists know that a woman’s age at the time she conceives can affect her offspring’s genetic make-up. ... A cousin chart identifies the correct name for the relationship between two people with a common ancestor. ...


A BBC report[2], however, found that Pakistanis in Britain, 55% of whom marry a first cousin, are 13 times more likely than the general population to produce children with genetic disorders, and that one in ten children of cousin marriages either dies in infancy or develops a serious disability. Thus Pakistani-Britons, who account for some 3% of all births in the UK, produce "just under a third" of all British children with genetic illnesses. For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... The term British Asian is used to denote a person of Southern Asian ancestry or origin, or sometimes Western Asian origin, who was born in or was an immigrant to the United Kingdom. ... A genetic disorder is a disease caused by abnormalities in genes or chromosomes. ...


A second-cousin mating entails an additional risk of birth defects that many authorities assess at about 1 in 100 — the same risk as that of a woman producing offspring at age 35 or, again, that of an even younger man. The term cousin typically refers to the child of ones parents sibling. ...


Famous cousin couples

 It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with List of coupled cousins. (Discuss)

Some cousins who have married: Image File history File links Merge-arrows. ... // This is a list of prominent individuals who have been romantically or maritally coupled with a cousin, niece, nephew, aunt or uncle. ... Marriage is an interpersonal relationship with governmental, social, or religious recognition, usually intimate and sexual, and often created as a contract, or through civil process. ...


Royalty

The given royal couples are a minute fraction of the cousins of varying degrees who have married among Europe's royal and noble dynasties. Alexandra and her daughters, Olga, Tatiana, Anastasia, and Maria, 1913 Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine (German: ) or Saint Alexandra, 6 June 1872 – 17 July 1918, under the title Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna (Russian: ), was Empress consort of the Russian Empire and the wife of Nicholas II of Russia, the... Nicholas II redirects here. ... Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine (Irene Maria Anna) (11 July 1866-11 November 1953) was the third child and third daughter of Princess Alice of the United Kingdom and Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine. ... Heinrich, Prince of Prussia (1726-1802) Heinrich, Prince of Prussia (1862-1929) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Victoria Melita; 25 November 1876 – 2 March 1936) was a member of the British Royal Family, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. ... Ernest Louis Charles Albert William (de: Ernst Ludwig Karl Albert Wilhelm), (25 November 1868-9 October 1937) was the last Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine from 1892 until his abdication in 1918. ... Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Victoria Melita; 25 November 1876 – 2 March 1936) was a member of the British Royal Family, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. ... Grand Duke Cyril Vladimirovitch of Russia, (Kirill Vladimirovitch Romanov) (October 12 (N.S.), 1876—October 12, 1938) was a member of the Russian Royal Family. ... Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, later Victoria Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven (Victoria Alberta Elisabeth Mathilde Marie) (5 April 1863-24 September 1950), was the eldest daughter of Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (1837-1892) and his wife Princess Alice of the United Kingdom... Admiral of the Fleet Prince Louis of Battenberg, later Louis Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven (24 May 1854-11 September 1921) was a minor German prince who married into the British Royal Family and pursued a distinguished career in the Royal Navy, eventually serving as First Sea Lord from... William III of England (The Hague, 14 November 1650 – Kensington Palace, 8 March 1702; also known as William II of Scotland and William III of Orange) was a Dutch aristocrat and a Protestant Prince of Orange from his birth, Stadtholder of the main provinces of the Dutch Republic from 28... 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See also

Consanguinity, literally meaning common blood, describes how close a person is related to another in the sense of a family. ... “Nephew” redirects here. ... Genealogy (from Greek: γενεα, genea, family; and λόγος, logos, knowledge) is the study and tracing of family pedigrees. ... Incest is defined as sexual intercourse between closely related persons. ... It has been suggested that inbreeding depression be merged into this article or section. ... The prohibited degree of kinship refers to a degree of consanguinity (relatedness) below which sexual interrelationships are regarded as incestuous. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Imprinting is the term used in psychology and ethology to describe any kind of phase-sensitive learning (learning occurring at a particular age or a particular life stage) that is rapid and apparently independent of the consequences of behavior. ... Genetic sexual attraction (GSA) is sexual attraction between close relatives, such as brother and sister, who first meet as adults. ...

Notes

  1. ^ CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Heli (Eli). Retrieved on 2007-06-06.
  2. ^ Rowlatt, J, (2005) "The risks of cousin marriage", BBC Newsnight. Accessed January 28, 2007

Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

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