Difference between revisions of "Cultural Affinity"
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== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) == | == History & Background ([[Dossier]]) == | ||
| − | Marriage can be quite a number of things to different populations. For some it has a religious connotations, for others a secular one. For some, the reproductive aspect of supporting species survival is paramount, while other emphasize the metaphysical aspects of emotional relationships and the hard to define concept of love. As the early Third Imperium grew increasingly cosmopolitan with an increasing number of sophont species, the [[Imperial Nobility]] increasingly saw the need to tie together power blocs of different sophont species... and thus the concept of ''Affine'' became a resurrected reality. The practice of cultural affinity now mostly serves as a vehicle for tying together [[World-State Nobility]], [[Gentlesophont]]s, [[Landed Nobility]], and [[Imperial Clan]]s so they can reach the highest levels of Imperial society. | + | Marriage can be quite a number of things to different populations. For some it has a religious connotations, for others a secular one. For some, the reproductive aspect of supporting species survival is paramount, while other emphasize the metaphysical aspects of emotional relationships and the hard-to-define concept of love. As the early Third Imperium grew increasingly cosmopolitan with an increasing number of sophont species, the [[Imperial Nobility]] increasingly saw the need to tie together power blocs of different sophont species... and thus the concept of ''Affine'' became a resurrected reality. The practice of cultural affinity now mostly serves as a vehicle for tying together [[World-State Nobility]], [[Gentlesophont]]s, [[Landed Nobility]], and [[Imperial Clan]]s so they can reach the highest levels of Imperial society. |
== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) == | == References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) == | ||
Revision as of 13:42, 18 July 2019
Affine is a form of political, non-sexual, cross-species marriage (...which does not preclude traditional marriage for the participants).
- It is a cultural practice.
Description (Specifications)
Affinity is a relationship governed by obscure cultural rules concerning non-marriage bonding of individuals or families of different sophont species, and the associated inheritance of titles and property. The cultural conventions are comparable to individuals declaring themselves to be "blood-brothers" (or a gender-free blood-sibling concept), or to adoption of strangers into an extended family.
History & Background (Dossier)
Marriage can be quite a number of things to different populations. For some it has a religious connotations, for others a secular one. For some, the reproductive aspect of supporting species survival is paramount, while other emphasize the metaphysical aspects of emotional relationships and the hard-to-define concept of love. As the early Third Imperium grew increasingly cosmopolitan with an increasing number of sophont species, the Imperial Nobility increasingly saw the need to tie together power blocs of different sophont species... and thus the concept of Affine became a resurrected reality. The practice of cultural affinity now mostly serves as a vehicle for tying together World-State Nobility, Gentlesophonts, Landed Nobility, and Imperial Clans so they can reach the highest levels of Imperial society.
References & Contributors (Sources)
- Marc Miller. Agent of the Imperium (Far Future Enterprises, 2015), 155. (v1.1 - Annotated)
- Citation Missing - T5 Noble Patent 8.5" x 11" forms (reverse side) - corrected for T5.10
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science