Book

Zuni kin terms

Laboratory of Anthropology, University of Nebraska (2) • Published In 1956 • Pages: i-viii, 1-23

By: Schneider, David Murray, Roberts, John M. (John Milton).

Abstract
In this excellent document the authors examine the kinship system of the Zuni in order to ascertain the basic principles and underlying the terminology and to test the interpretations of Zuni kinship offered in earlier works by Kroeber and Eggan. They discuss the large number of irregularities in kinship terminology and the presence of conflicting principles of generation and lineage in the cousin terminology, relating this to the relative weakness of Zuni lineages vis a vis other groups in the society and to the consequent importance of role designating as opposed to classifying functions of kin terms. Integration is viewed as essentially bilateral in character thus corroborating Kroeber's thesis. However, they agree with Eggan that descent is matrilineal, not bilateral, and that the lineage principle is reflected in the terminology, although in modified form. A number of charts are included in the document giving terms according to lineage membership, lists of terms, their application, and the irregularities and alternates are also given. The authors, ethnologists, did field work in the area.
Subjects
Kinship terminology
Cultural participation
Lineages
Reviews and critiques
culture
Zuni
HRAF PubDate
2009
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Betty Potash ; 1960; John Beierle; 2007
Field Date
1953
Coverage Date
1953
Coverage Place
southwestern United States
Notes
David M. Schneider and John M. Roberts
Includes bibliographical references (p. 23A)
LCSH
Zuni Indians