essay
Nayar: north Kerala
matrilineal kinship • Berkeley • Published In 1961 • Pages: 385-404, 746-748
By: Gough, Kathleen.
Abstract
This work on the Nayar caste of northern Kerala provides an analysis of kinship and matrilineal descent, coupled with an account of Nayar political structure. An introductory sketch of Kerala ecology and geography, and a brief discussion of the economic and political systems of northern Kerala are followed by an intensive study of Nayar matrilineal units—clans, subclans, lineages and property groups. This, in turn, is followed by a comparative study of developments and changes in the social organization and property systems between northern and central Kerala. The study concludes with an examination of specific kinship relations including matrilineal kin, marriage, the father and his kin, and affines; a list of kinship terms completes the section.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2017
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- South Asia
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle; 1964-1968
- Field Date
- 1947-1949
- Coverage Date
- 1730-1949
- Coverage Place
- northern Kerala, India
- Notes
- Kathleen Gough
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 746-748)
- LCCN
- 61007523
- LCSH
- Kerala (India)