Book
The Lakhers
Macmillan • London • Published In 1932 • Pages:
By: Parry, N. E. (Neville Edward), Hutton, J. H. (John Henry).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this detailed colonial treatise on the culture of Mara villages and neighboring communities, themes covered range from domestic life and seasonal agricultural cycles to village customs related to land tenure, hunting, fishing, and mutual help and cooperation among households. Also described are inter-village variations in social organization, periodic rituals, communally enforced sanctions, conflict management practices, and marriage customs.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Location
- Topography and geology
- Linguistic identification
- Cultural identity and pride
- Community structure
- Settlement patterns
- Community heads
- Inter-community relations
- Inter-ethnic relations
- General character of religion
- Animism
- Prayers and sacrifices
- Organized ceremonial
- Avoidance and taboo
- Kin relationships
- Clans
- Cereal agriculture
- Ethnopsychology
- Ethnometeorology
- External relations
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Mara
- 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
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Colonial Official
- 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
- Teferi Abate Adem ; 2019
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1924-1928
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1924-1928
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- southern Mizoram, India; western Chin State, Myanmar
- NotesAdditional notes
- By N. E. Parry. With an introduction and supplementary notes by Dr. J. H. Hutton
- "Published by direction of the government of Assam."
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 576-578)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 32024717
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Lakher (Asian people)
- Assam (India)--Social life and customs