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Endogamy is the practice of marrying within a specific ethnic group, class, or social group, rejecting others on such a basis as being unsuitable for marriage or for other close personal relationships. Endogamy is common in many cultures and ethnic groups. Several ethnic religious groups are traditionally more endogamous, although sometimes with the added dimension of requiring marital religious conversion. This permits an exogamous marriage, as the convert, by accepting the partner's religion, becomes accepted within the endogamous rules. Certain groups, such as Orthodox Jews, have practised endogamy as an inherent part of their religious beliefs and traditions. ==Adherence== Endogamy can serve as a form of self-segregation; it helps a community to resist integrating and completely merging with surrounding populations. It helps minorities to survive over a long time as distinct communities within societies with other practices and beliefs. The formation of the caste system in India is described in a shloka (verse) of the Purusha Sukta, a Vedic hymn, as follows: :ब्रा॒ह्म॒णॊ॓உस्य॒ मुख॑मासीत् । बा॒हू रा॑ज॒न्यः॑ कृ॒तः । :ऊ॒रू तद॑स्य॒ यद्वैश्यः॑ । प॒द्भ्याग्ं शू॒द्रॊ अ॑जायतः ॥ :brāhmaṇosya mukhamāsīt | bāhū rājanyaḥ kṛtaḥ | :ūrū tadasya yadvaiśyaḥ | padbhyā śūdro ajāyata || :The Brahmins came from His mouth; and from His arms came the kings. :The merchants sprang forth from His thighs; and from His feet, the laborers were born.〔(【引用サイトリンク】first=Sri Kotikanyadanam Sreekrishna )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Simple meaning for purusha suktam )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Endogamy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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