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Child and childhood: a conceptual construction

Contributions to Indian sociology19 (1)Published In 1985 • Pages: 115-132

By: Misri, Urvashi.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article examines Kashmiri Pandit ideas about conception, the fetus, childbirth, and the ritual status of newborns. Pollution and legitimacy also are discussed.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Lineages
Cosmology
Theological systems
Purification and atonement
Ritual
Ethnopsychology
Reproduction
Status of children
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Kashmiri
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2023
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.
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
Ian Skoggard; 2022
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1981-1982
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1981-1982
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Brariangan (Umanagri), Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, India
NotesAdditional notes
Urvashi Misri
Includes bibliographical references (p. 132)
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Kashmiri (South Asian people)