@Article{aw16-004, author = {Gough, Kathleen}, title = {Brahman kinship in a Tamil village}, journal = {American Anthropologist}, year = {1956}, publisher = {American Anthropological Association, etc.}, volume = {Vol. 58}, pages = {826--853}, keywords = {Tamil (Indic people); Tamil; Castes; Lineages; Family relationships; Kinship terminology; Extended families; Gender status; Regulation of marriage}, abstract = {This article explores the 'characteristics of the Brahman kinship system which differentiates it from that of the lower castes: first the Brahman occupations, means of subsistence, and position in the scale of ranked castes; and second, certain moral values deriving from the Sanskrit religious tradition, of which they are the main carriers' (p. 826). The article also provides an analysis of the status of women, marriage preference and regulation, kinship terminology, relationships within the family, and child-rearing. An appendix of Brahman and low-caste kinship terms is included.}, note = {By E. Kathleen Gough}, note = {27 June 2001: LOC done; 116s present ;Pages: 29; all analyst's headnotes have been deleted from text (JB: 6/6/07)}, note = {Includes bibliographical references (p. 853)}, issn = {0002-7294}, url = {https://ehrafworldcultures.yale.edu/document?id=aw16-004}, language = {English} note = {Accessed on: 2022-05-25} }