I think it's to do with the semi-monogamous nature of humans. All these conceptions of honour seem to me to grow out of rules placed by men on woman to govern reproduction and ensure that any children are actually the child of the "father" (woman know who the mother is).
First you get the specific rules, then you get the "values", then the rules spread to cover all elements of reproductive conduct.
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Date: 2004-12-09 02:13 am (UTC)First you get the specific rules, then you get the "values", then the rules spread to cover all elements of reproductive conduct.