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tables 1. Major blessing themes and subthemes 兩 76 2. Major blessing themes by patriarch 兩 83 3. Salient patriarchal blessing subthemes by patriarch 兩 84 4. Blessing recipients’ gender, blessing length, and age 兩 93 5. Blessing recipients’ couple status and gender 兩 93 6. Blessings by order of major themes and recipients’ gender 兩 95 7. Salient patriarchal blessing subthemes by gender 兩 98 PAGE ix ................. 18278$ TBLS 08-30-12 08:36:15 PS PAGE x ................. 18278$ TBLS 08-30-12 08:36:16 PS ...

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