This may also explain why Armenian feudal families were normally endogamic, in order not to scatter parts of their property, as would have happened if they had to give a part of their property to another family as dowry. Endogamic marriages had a religious reason too, particularly before Christianity, because Armenian paganism favoured marriages between relatives very highly.
This may also explain why Armenian feudal families were normally endogamic, in order to prevent dividing their property, as would have happened if they had to give a portion of it to another family as dowry. Endogamic marriages had a religious reason too, particularly before Christianity, because Armenian paganism favored marriages between relatives very highly.