Patrilineal Descent increased tensions with more traditional Jewish denominations that already rejected the validity of Reform conversions . even
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Correspondingly, in societies like China with patrilineal descent, marriage to a father's brother's daughter would fail at alliance building.
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Like all Brahmins, they are also classified based on their gotra, or patrilineal descent, and the Veda they follow.
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The Pusalan are distinct from other Mapillas groups, in that they follow patrilineal descent, while other groups follow matrilineal descent.
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This legal system of racial classification based on patrilineal descent had no parallel anywhere in the Spanish-ruled colonies in the Americas.
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This legal system of racial classification based on patrilineal descent had no parallel anywhere in the Spanish colonies in the Americas.
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Orthodox and Conservative Judaism recognize only the children of Jewish mothers, while Reform Judaism has opened the door to patrilineal descent.
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Most notably, the Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism has rejected patrilineal descent and requires formal conversion for anyone without a Jewish mother.
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Within the framework of contemporary rabbinical Judaism, matrilineal transmission of Jewishness is predominant, while Chinese Jews based their Jewishness on patrilineal descent.
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The norm of patrilineal descent and the assumption that it is sons who bear the primary responsibility for their aged parents remain.
