essay

Crime and criminal actions in the Palau Islands

Human Relations Area Files • New Haven, Conn. • Published In 2009 • Pages:

By: Kubary, J. S. (Jan Stanislaw).

Abstract
This document discusses Belauan culture and society as observed by the author in the early 1880s. Themes covered include traditional history, status and role of chiefs, kinship stem, family life, gender and sexuality, property inheritance, and crime and social control. Originally published in Die Mikronesian Kolonien aus ethnologischen Gesichtspunken in 1900, the document was translated to English for HRAF.
Subjects
Cultural identity and pride
Form and rules of government
Chief executive
Legal norms
Crime
Inter-community relations
Ingroup antagonisms
Sex and marital offenses
Offenses against life
Suicide
Execution of justice
Gender status
Sexuality
Status, role, and prestige
culture
Belau
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
Oceania
Sub Region
Micronesia
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Teferi Abate Adem; 2009
Field Date
1882
Coverage Date
1882-1900
Coverage Place
Belau
Notes
J. S. Kubary
Translation of: [Die Verbrechen und das Strafverfahren auf den Palau-Inseln]
Originally published in Die Mikronesian Kolonien aus ethnologischen Gesichtspunken. A. Bastian, ed. 2: 1-36. Berlin. 1900.
LCSH
Palauans