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Gah. Stupid board ate my post. This may be briefer than it would have been.

Good catch on the gods, I'll fix that.

Institutional bands can be pretty large-- up to 150 people or so. That works for a nunnery, a gang, a school, etc. Larger institutions like armies are divided into multiple bands.

Adultery is far less condemned than under pariarchy. After all, the women know, obviously, who their children are. There is no cult of virginity. The state would not be likely to be involved. Very rarely, a straying man could be sent back to his mother's band; usually, penance and increased vigilance would be enough.

Sex between men isn't adultery; the women, if they care at all, would consider it playing around.

Adoption between bands is a form of marriage, yes.

Trɛ̌słó turned out not to be relevant to the religion page. It'll probably show up some day as a minor school or philosophy.