Concept in Definition ABC
Miscellanea / / November 13, 2021
By Florencia Ucha, in Mar. 2011
We call clan to that group or community of individuals who have a common ancestry, in which family ties and obedience to authority of boss. With my family we are a clan, we like to go from there to here all together, for example, this year we also went on vacation together.
So, in this sense of the term, the group will be joined by some kind of kinship, ancestry and it will be precisely this link, a ancestor in common, for example, whether it is the same real or mythological (totem), the one that will matter and weigh above all things. Meanwhile, although it happens that, for example, the lineage from which it comes, the members of the clan will recognize a founder which will imply the Unit of all members.
Not necessarily to speak of clan there must be a blood relationship, since the concept transcends this question, because for example it may be an adoption, of the marriage or by some invented genealogical link.
Furthermore, the concept of clan is closely linked to that of
tribe subgroup, generally made up of between 7 thousand and 10 thousand people; The members of these groups shared the same living conditions, they were shepherds, poor and nomads and even more, they felt deeply linked by an important solidarity each. Therefore, ancestrally, clans were seen as groups to be feared, because each member was fully willing to give his life for the other in the most adverse circumstances or in the fields of battle.Also, the clan is called restricted group of individuals who are united by ties or common interests. The relatives of the victims of the attack have formed a clan.
And at the behest of video game the clan is called group of people who meet to play simultaneously, sharing different game alternatives, helping each other if required and facing other antagonistic clans.
Clan themes