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The Munchu: system of Kudaka Island, Okinawa: a preliminary analysis for the understanding of village cult organization in Kudaka
Minzokugaku-kenkyu • 47 (4) • Published In 1983 • Pages: 336-355
By: Akamine Masanobu.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this article Akamine discusses the descent groups (MUNCHU) of Kudaka, a small island off of the southeast coast of Okinawa. Although Kudaka is one of the area's earliest settlements, the MUNCHU is a recent addition from the mainland (Okinawa) that was superimposed over a village ancestor-worshipping cult (MUTUGAMI). Instead of worshipping local ancestors, MUNCHU members worship ancestors from the mainland, where the MUCHU system has a longer history. The Kudaka data provides insight into Okinawa's pre-MUNCHU society and its later transformation.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Residence
- Household
- Adoption
- Kinship terminology
- Clans
- Spirits and gods
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Okinawans
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- East Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard ; 2000
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1979-1980
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1868-1980
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Kudaka island, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
- NotesAdditional notes
- Akamine Masanobu
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 355)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Ryukyuans