book chapter
The Cambodian
Human Relations Area Files • New Haven • Published In 1952 • Pages:
By: Monod, G. H. (Guillaume-Henri), Botsford, Keith.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This brief study describes Cambodian life in a framework of Khmer cosmology and mythology. Monod, in his description of the day to day existence of the Cambodians, has created a group of charcaters whom he follows from birth to death. On the policy level Monod is sympathetic to the Cambodian people. He believes that the Khmer are a cooperative and intelligent people who could be won over more thoroughly to French administration. Although this work seems to be based on first hand knowledge rather than on bibliographical research, no information is given about Monod's background or about the length of his stay in Cambodia.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Cosmology
- Ethnometeorology
- Mythology
- Spirits and gods
- Sacred objects and places
- Prayers and sacrifices
- Suicide
- Eschatology
- Theological systems
- Naming
- Cult of the dead
- Childbirth
- Postnatal care
- Division of labor by gender
- Ordering of time
- Rest days and holidays
- Classes
- Kinship terminology
- Polygamy
- Lineages
- Childhood activities
- Cereal agriculture
- Outbuildings
- Acculturation and culture contact
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Cambodians
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2012
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southeast Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Social Scientist
- 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
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Jean U. Mensch ; 1952; Teferi Abate Adem; 2012
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1834-1931
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Cambodia
- NotesAdditional notes
- G. H. Monod Translated by Keith Botsford
- Translation of: Le Cambodgien, Larose, Paris, 1931.
- The original French is not available in this database.
- Translated from the French for Human Relations Area Files by Keith Botsford.
- Omitted from Files: Preface
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Cambodia--Social life and customs