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Family property and maternal rights

Zeitschrigt für Buddhismus und verwandte Gebiete4Published In 1924 • Pages: 127-138, 300-310 , plates [HRAF ms: 1-18 ]

By: Becker, C., Knight, Elizabeth.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article is concerned with describing family property rights and inheritance among the matrilineal Khasi, the duties and obligations of the clan-mother, and of the men who are born into the group and who marry into the group. Becker discusses the effects of conversion to Christian religions and on inheritance, the division of family property and also regards the use of holy or taboo lands.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Property
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Khasi
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
1996
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Asia
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
South Asia
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
article
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.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Helen Takacs ; 1956
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1910-1911
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
not specified
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Meghalaya, India
NotesAdditional notes
C. Becker
Translation of: Familienbesitz und Mutterrecht.
The original German text is not included
Translated from the German for Human Relations Area Files by Elizabeth Knight
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Khasi (Indic people)