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Problems of descent in the southern Ryukyus (Sakeshima)
Anthropos • 83 (1-3) • Published In 1988 • Pages: 202-207
By: Newell, William.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this short article, Newell compares three different descent systems: the Okinawa MUNCHU and UJI systems and the Japanese IE system. He argues that they are distinct and incompatible systems. The MUNCHU patrilineal system is the system of Okinawan nobility, which was superimposed on the commoner, bilateral and household-oriented UJI system. The UJI system is fast disappearing, because the MUNCHU system can better accommodate the vertical and horizontal mobility that has occurred especially sinceWorld War Two.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Household
- Family relationships
- Rule of descent
- Clans
- 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.
- Ethnographer
- 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
- 1978
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1978
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Tarama village, Sakeshima County, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
- NotesAdditional notes
- William Newell
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 207)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 07021775
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Ryukyuans