Book

The Irish countryman: an anthropological study

Macmillan and Company LimitedLondon • Published In 1937 • Pages:

By: Arensberg, Conrad M. (Conrad Maynadier).

Abstract
The materials in this book were first delivered in a course of lectures in 1936; essentially the first report on the results of the Harvard Irish Expedition. There are six lectures: interpretation of custom; countrymen at work; the family and the land; boys and men; shops, pubs and fairs; and the character and motivations of the people. As a whole, this is a functional study of the rural life, revealing how many seemingly unrelated aspects of country life are closely bound together by the ties of friendship and kinship.
Subjects
Functional and adaptational interpretations
Spirits and gods
Ethos
Norms
Urban and rural life
Status and treatment of the aged
Social relationships and groups
Cliques
culture
Rural Irish
HRAF PubDate
2016
Region
Europe
Sub Region
British Isles
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Timothy J. O'Leary; 1960
Field Date
1932-1934
Coverage Date
1932-1934
Coverage Place
County Clare, Munster, Ireland
Notes
by Conrad M. Arensberg
LCSH
Ireland--Social life and customs