essay
The community house of the Lamet
compass for fields afar: essays in social anthropology, by karl gustav izikowitz • GöTeborg, Sweden • Published In 1985 • Pages: 139-189
By: Izikowitz, Karl Gustav.
Abstract
Rmeet (Lamet) villages typically include a centrally located communal house in which all men—whether married adults, dependent elders, or young bachelors—are expected to spend a considerable part of their time when not farming. This essay describes the rhythm of daily life in men’s houses. The author raises questions about the origin of institutionalized physical segregation of men and women in Rmeet and other cultures with functionally similar community houses. A favored explanation links the evolution of communal houses not so much to cultural variations in gender-based division of labor as to the degree of public display in ceremonies related to village cults.
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- Southeast Asia
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem ; 2018
- Field Date
- May 1937-January 1938
- Coverage Date
- 1937-1938
- Coverage Place
- Luang Namtha, Oudômxai, and Bokèo provinces, Laos
- Notes
- Karl Gustav Izikowitz
- LCCN
- 86162478
- LCSH
- Lamet (Laotian people)