This taboo against cousins' marrying is important, argues Gutman, because it is one of many indications of a strong awareness among slaves of an extended kinship network. 古特曼論辯道,這種禁止堂兄弟表姐妹通婚的禁忌甚為重要,因為它是諸多標志之一,表明奴隸之間存在著(zhù)一種對廣泛悠久的親緣網(wǎng)絡(luò )的強烈意識。