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Lineage organization in north China
Journal of Asian studies • 49 (3) • Published In 1990 • Pages: 509-534
By: Cohen, Myron L..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This study examines northern Chinese lineages, which the author contrasts with the southern cases that were the subject of earlier scholarship. He argues that the “fixed genealogical mode of agnatic kinship” found in the North differs from southern lineage structures in that northern groups lack corporate organization yet still foster solidarity through shared rituals and communal feasting.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Religious and educational structures
- Visual arts
- Visiting and hospitality
- Sodalities
- Lineages
- Burial practices and funerals
- Cult of the dead
- Organized ceremonial
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Han Chinese
- 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; 2021
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1986-1987
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1986-1987
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Yangmansa village, Xincheng county, Hebei province, People's Republic of China
- NotesAdditional notes
- Myron L. Cohen
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 533-534)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 43014717
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- China--Social life and customs