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Khasis

Ethnic groups of mainland Southeast Asia • New Haven, Conn. • Published In 1964 • Pages: 105-112

By: McCormack, Anna P..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a summary of Khasi culture and society. Data are drawn from numerous sources and the author's own field research. Due consideration is given to historical developments, in particular the more recent culture changes.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Culture summary
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
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
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
Sigrid Khera ; 1970
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1956-1958
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
Anna P. McCormack
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
64025414
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Khasi (Indic people)