Access to Origins: Affines, Ancestors, and AristocratsIn many non industrial, non Western societies, power and prestige are closely linked to the extent of an individual's or group's perceived connection to the supernatural realm, which also explains and validates tangible activities such as economic success, victories in war, or control over lucrative trade. Affines (in laws), ancestors, and aristocrats, in particular, are connected to the realm of creative cosmological origins (i. e., to Genesis),