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Alliance and classification among the Lamet
Sociologus • 10 (2) • Published In 1960 • Pages: 97-119
By: Needham, Rodney.
Abstract
Drawing on ethnographic and linguistic data collected on Rmeet (Lamet) peoples’ kinship terms, descent rules and marriage practices, this article shows the existence of asymmetric alliances between villages prescribed as “wife-givers” and “wife-takers.” Analysis of marriages reveals that the asymmetric alliance between these two groups is reproduced in many ways, including in gifts among families, the internal structure of dwellings, etiquette when hosting guests, and symbolic expressions.
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- Southeast Asia
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem
- Field Date
- not applicable
- Coverage Date
- 1937-1938
- Coverage Place
- Luang Namtha, Oudômxai, and Bokèo provinces, Laos
- Notes
- By Rodney Needham
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 118)
- LCCN
- 55017613
- LCSH
- Lamet (Laotian people)