book chapter
Matsunagi: the life and social organization of a Japanese mountain community
Two Japanese villages: Matsunagi, a Japanese mountain community [by] John B. Cornell; Kurusu, a Japanese agricultural community [by] Robert J. Smith • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1956 • Pages: i-viii, xvii-xxiv, 113-232
By: Cornell, John B..
Abstract
This source is a community study of Matsunagi hamlet, a mountain community in Okayama Prefecture. The source covers most topics of general ethnographic interest with an emphasis on social relationships in the community. The author concludes, first, that the household is the primary unit of community social structure and, secondly, that 'the importance of residence in forming kin relations suggests that residence may be a far more vital characteristic than anyone, even the Japanese themselves, have imagined' (p. 231).
- HRAF PubDate
- 2010
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- East Asia
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnographer
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Marlene Martin ; 1979 : John Beierle; 2010
- Field Date
- 1950-1951
- Coverage Date
- 1950-1951
- Coverage Place
- Matsunagi buraku, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
- Notes
- John B. Cornell
- I. Introductory; II. Native resources and material culture; III. Household organization, housing and domestic life; IV. BURAKU social organization and community life; V. External relations in the cultural milieu; VI. Household precedence in relations of kin, community, and individuals; and VII. Summary and conclusions.
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCN
- 56001904
- LCSH
- Japan--Okayama Prefecture