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The place of the Khasi in the world
Man in India • 18 • Published In 1938 • Pages: 122-134
By: Roy, David.
Abstract
This document (written by a Khasi) deals mainly with Khasi individual's view of his kin and non-kin, the relationships and placement of these groups in reference to himself and the concepts of marriage which result from these beliefs. Classificatory-descriptive systems of kinship terms and the relationship of these terms to group definition and function are also included. There is some mention of Khasi cosmogony.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1996
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- South Asia
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Indigenous Person
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Millicent Kim ; 1963
- Field Date
- No date
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Meghalaya, India
- Notes
- David Roy
- LCSH
- Khasi (Indic people)