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Autonomy, entanglement, and the feud: prestige structures and gender values in highland Albania

Anthropological Quarterly • 61 (3) • Published In 1988 • Pages: 113-118

By: Shryock, Andrew.

Abstract
This article is based on a study of Ortner and Whitehead's analysis of gender as "prestige structures" in the interpretation of the gender system as it existed among the Gheg tribes of North Albania in the early twentieth century. Shryock explores the various concepts expressed in the Ortner and Whitehead study with particular emphasis on the values which have special meaning in the phrase "prestige structure: in terms of honor and the feud.
Subjects
Gender status
Ethics
Inter-community relations
Status, role, and prestige
Homosexuality
culture
Albanians
HRAF PubDate
2012
Region
Europe
Sub Region
Southeastern Europe
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
John Beierle; 2011
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
1900-1940
Coverage Place
northern Albania
Notes
Andrew J. Shryock
Includes bibliographical references (p. 118)
LCCN
32029126
LCSH
Albanians