That group includes affines, based upon the theological idea that as husband and wife were one, marriage to a sister-in-law was as incestuous as marriage to a sister. |
They were sisters, mothers, daughters, affines, rather than simply women in groups. |
In addition to kins and affines, almost all the villagers are invited to join in. |
It is not clear on what basis the names were chosen, but a systematic anthroponymous linkage across generations and between affines seemed likely. |