<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">ghost marriage</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31329083</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:28:42</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">ghost marriages</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">ghost-marriage</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">marriage, ghost</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">posthumous marriage</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Marriage in which one or both parties are deceased. The custom is or was practiced in several cultures, including in the Sudan, China, France, and elsewhere. The custom often concerns property or inheritance rights of a deceased male. ]]></dc:description></metadata>