Mukotorikon

Mukotorikon (婿取婚 むことりこん)refers to a system of uxorilocal marital structure in Japan, particularly in Japan's medieval period which was largely superseded by a system of patrilocal marriage, as some men became in charge of units ie or za following changes in society such as the decline of the ritsuryo system.

See also

Marriage in Japan

References

  1. ↑ Ko, Dorothy (January 2008). "The Creation of Patriarchy in Japan: Wakita Haruko's "women in Medieval Japan" From a Comparative Perspective". International Journal of Asian Studies. 5 (1): 87–96. doi:10.1017/S1479591407000939. ISSN 1479-5914. S2CID 145663915.
  2. ↑ Haruko, Wakita (2006). Women in medieval Japan: motherhood, household management and sexuality. Monash Asia Institute. ISBN 1-876924-45-4. OCLC 873441741.