Book
The Karen people of Burma: a study in anthropology and ethnology
The University of Ohio Press • 26 (13) • Published In 1922 • Pages: xv, 329 , plates
By: Marshall, Harry Ignatius.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Despite the subtitle, this work is not a thorough ethnography, because as the author states, 'the notes were collected at such intervals as could be taken from my labors as a district missionary.' A large portion of the text is devoted to mythology and extinct ceremonials, for some of which material the author relies on the writings of earlier missionaries. The photographs depict various aspects of Karen material culture, but nothing of the much-described ceremonies and rituals. A glossary of Karen words is included. The author's description of the contemporary culture, i.e. ca. 1910-18, is specific although incomplete.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Linguistic identification
- Traditional history
- Mythology
- History
- Topography and geology
- Normal garb
- Special garments
- Descriptive somatology
- Mortality
- Form and rules of government
- Ethnic stratification
- Inter-ethnic relations
- Pregnancy
- Missions
- Religious and educational structures
- Cultural identity and pride
- Acculturation and culture contact
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Karen
- 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
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Missionary
- 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
- W. K. Carr ; 1955
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- ca. 1910-1918
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1910-1922
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Karen people, Burma
- NotesAdditional notes
- Rev. Harry Ignatius Marshall, M.A.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-322)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 23006346
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Karen (Southeast Asian people)
- Burma--Social life and customs