Book
Himalayan village: an account of the Lepchas of Sikkim
Michael Joseph, Ltd. • London • Published In 1938 • Pages:
By: Gorer, Geoffrey, Hutton, J. H. (John Henry).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The field-work for this book was done by Gorer in the company of John Morris (for his description of the Lepcha see 2: Morris). As a result of observations made in common, and the relatively small size of the village studied, there is some overlap in the data presented, particularly about given individuals. Gorer's work is oriented toward personality and culture, with particular attention paid to aggression. The book contains data on buildings, food-getting activities, religions, the life cycle, kinship, government, and mythology of the Lepcha.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Revelation and divination
- Literary texts
- Shamans and psychotherapists
- Magical and mental therapy
- Burial practices and funerals
- Mythology
- Nuptials
- Arranging a marriage
- Priesthood
- Life history materials
- Drives and emotions
- Normal garb
- Conception
- Disabilities
- Sexuality
- Prayers and sacrifices
- Organized ceremonial
- Theological systems
- Infant care
- Spirits and gods
- Names of animals and things
- Tillage
- Sacred objects and places
- Sexual intercourse
- Dwellings
- Descriptive somatology
- Childhood activities
- Personality traits
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Lepcha
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2003
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Journalist
- 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.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- James Leary ; 1958
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1937
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1937-1938
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Lingthem, Sikkim, India
- NotesAdditional notes
- [by] Geoffrey Gorer ; with an introduction by J. H. Hutton …
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 38037912
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Lepcha (South Asian people)