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Bride kidnapping that may occur after parents forbid marriage out of fear for their daughter's social reputation; Bride kidnapping as an alternative path to marriage for couples unable to pay for a typical wedding. In Buraku of Kochi, there was the custom of bride kidnapping named katagu (かたぐ). [87] [88]
Bride kidnapping is distinguished from raptio in that the former refers to the abduction of one woman by one man (and his friends and relatives), and is still a widespread practice, whereas the latter refers to the large scale abduction of women by groups of men, possibly in a time of war.
Wilbanks' case is frequently used as an example, in both scholarly and popular articles and books. In 2012 Psychology Today wrote an article about cold feet that cited Wilbanks as an example. [15] Diana M. Concannon textbook Kidnapping: An Investigator’s Guide began its chapter on staged kidnappings by using Wilbanks' case as an example. [16]
Bride kidnapping occurs in various parts of the world, but it is most common in the Caucasus and Central Asia. [100] Bride kidnapping is often a form of child marriage. [ 101 ] It may be connected to the practice of bride price, and the inability or unwillingness to pay it.
“Ala Kachuu - Take and Run,” a film about bride kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan, is nominated for best live-action short at this year’s Academy Awards. Oscar-nominated short captures stories of men ...
Bride kidnapping, also known as marriage by abduction or marriage by captive, is a form of forced marriage practised in some traditional cultures. Though the motivations behind bride kidnapping vary by region, the cultures with traditions of marriage by abduction are generally patriarchal with a strong social stigma against sex or pregnancy ...
Near the beginning and near the end of Mirlan Abdykalykov’s beautifully made but tough-minded, enraging “Bride Kidnapping” there are literally mirroring shots of the main character, 19-year ...
The history of bride kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan is under dispute. The Russian Empire and later USSR made the ancient practice of the nomads illegal, and so with the fall of the Soviet Union and the subsequent independence of the Central Asian nations, many have revived old customs as a way of asserting cultural identity. [8]