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Nuer cultural summary

[s.n.] • New Haven, Conn. • Published In 1956 • Pages:

By: Murdock, George Peter.

Abstract

This article consists of a culture summary made by Murdock, a professional anthropologist, from published and unpublished materials read and analyzed by him. It follows a standard organization as follows: A. Basic Economy: 1) agriculture, animal husbandry, hunting, gathering, fishing, trade; 2) division of labor by sex in the above activities. B. Property: 1) major forms of wealth and types of ownership; 2) rules governing inheritance; 3) slavery and class stratification. C. Marriage and the Family: 1) mode of marriage; 2) form of marriage; 3) form of family organization. D. Residence: 1) rule of residence, especially in marriage; 2) prevalence of local exogamy or endogamy. E. Consanguineal Kin Groups and Exogamy: 1) bilateral kin groups and cousin marriage; 2) rule of descent and unilinear kin groups. F. Kinship Terminology: 1) for primary relatives; 2) for secondary relatives; 3) for tertiary relatives, especially first cousins. G. Community Organization: 1) settlement pattern and house form; 2) social composition of the community; 3) local political organization; 4) political organization above the community level; 5) warfare, head-hunting, and cannibalism; 6) age-grades, initiation, genital mutilations, and secret societies. H. Sources: 1) bibliographical references consulted; 2) other sources. I. Identification: 1) the society or societies covered, with synonymy, population data, linguistic affiliations, historical information, etc.

HRAF PubDate

2002

Region

Africa

Sub Region

Eastern Africa

Document Type

essay

Evaluation

Creator Type

Ethnologist

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

Analyst

Robert Lee ; 1957

Field Date

no date

Coverage Date

1931

Coverage Place

Sobat and Jonglei Provinces, Sudan

Notes

George P. Murdock

Includes bibliographical references (p. 7-8)

LCSH

Nuer (African people)