[Batak] Marga is a term in Batak societies referring to a clan name. The term is derived either from the Sanskrit varga, meaning company, party, or group, or, more likely, from the Sanskrit marga, meaning `road, way or path`, referring to a people of `one origin`. Batak marga are patrilineal. Marriage in the same Marga is strictly forbidden...
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[East Syrian diocese] The Diocese of Marga was one of the dioceses of the Church of the East. The diocese was included in the metropolitan province of Adiabene, and is attested between the eighth and fourteenth centuries. Towards the end of the thirteenth century the name of the diocese was changed to `Tella and Barbelli`. ==History== The d...
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(from the article `Batak`) ...and crafts had begun to influence the Batak. They did not, however, develop a unified state and today are found in six cultural divisions. Within ... ...titles are commonly bought from tribal chiefs. Former foreign rule has strengthened the internal clan organization of Lampong villages, which in ... [2 ...
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in Indian religions, a path toward, or way of reaching, salvation. Hinduism articulates the following meanings: jnana-marga, the way of knowledge ... [3 related articles]
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