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Mentawei social organization

American anthropologist, N. S.30 • Published In 1962 • Pages: 408-433

By: Loeb, Edwin Meyer.

Abstract
Preceded by a brief background summary of the material culture and religion of the Mentaweians of the North Pagai Islands, Loeb proceeds to describe various elements of social organization found in this group, centering primarily around the roles of the priest (RIMATA), shaman (SIKEREI), and house father (UKUI) in the community. Other data relate to kinship terminology, age stratification, personal names, marriage, pregnancy and childbirth, and childhood ceremonies.
Subjects
Status, role, and prestige
Mode of marriage
Arranging a marriage
Kinship terminology
Shamans and psychotherapists
Animism
Prayers and sacrifices
Organized ceremonial
Pregnancy
Childbirth
Ceremonial during infancy and childhood
culture
Mentawaians
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
Asia
Sub Region
Southeast Asia
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 1999
Field Date
Spring 1926
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
North Pageh (Pagai), Mentawei Islands, west of Sumatra, Indonesia
Notes
By Edwin M. Loeb
Reprinted by permission of the original publishers Kraus Reprint Corporation, New York, 1962
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
17015424
LCSH
Mentawai (Indonesian people)