Guthi
Guthi (Nepal Bhasa: गूठी) is a social organization that used to maintain the social order of Newar society.[1] Presently, most of the guthis are defunct and are vestigeal representation of what once was the most powerful social organization of the Newars.
[edit] Organizational structure
Guthi is traditionally a patriarchal kinship based on certaion norms that are moderated by the guthi members.[2] It consists of a thakali or the eldest person of the guthi. The consent of the thakali is essential for the formulation of most of the norms of the guthi.
Guthi is a form of institutional landownership, the religious and charitable aspects of which have given rise to special problems and charatgerstics in the fields of land tenure and taxation.
[edit] Role in society
Guthi have played an important role in maintaining a harmony in Newari society and in preventing anarchy.[3]
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