Book
Language hunting in the Karakoram
Allen and Unwin • London • Published In 1939 • Pages:
By: Lorimer, E. O. (Emily Overend).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a popularly written account of the return trip of the Lorimers to Hunza in 1934, and of their life with the Burusho for the following fourteen months. The daily activities of the Burusho throughout this time are recorded, and data on their houses, land, marriage customs, harvest festivals, crafts, and care of children are given.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Topography and geology
- Cultural identity and pride
- Phonology
- Linguistic identification
- Food preparation
- Water and thirst
- Normal garb
- Garment care
- Water supply
- Lithic industries
- Dwellings
- Religious and educational structures
- Settlement patterns
- Mechanics
- Gift giving
- Mutual aid
- Routes
- Highways and bridges
- Ethnic stratification
- Ethics
- Ingroup antagonisms
- Local officials
- Chief executive
- External relations
- Public works
- Sanctions
- Prisons and jails
- Hospitals and clinics
- Medical care
- Mythology
- Prophets and ascetics
- Religious intolerance and martyrs
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Burusho
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- 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.
- Traveler
- 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.
- 3: Good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Alice McCloskey ; 1955
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1920-1924; 1934-1935
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1890-1937
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Hunza, Pakistan
- NotesAdditional notes
- Emily Overend Lorimer
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 39015984
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Burusho