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Louis Dumont and the essence of Dravidian kinship terminology: the case of Muduga
Journal of anthropological research • 62 (3) • Published In 2006 • Pages: 321-346
By: Tharakan C., George.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article analyzes the meanings and structural principles underlying Dravidian kinship terminologies. Drawing on relationship terms used among the Muduga people, the focus is on spatial variations in aspects of Dravidian kinship terminologies that the author argues were overlooked by earlier analysts, probably due to the manipulation of basic principles to fit marriage choices and caste-based relationships.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Kinship terminology
- Kin relationships
- Regulation of marriage
- Mode of marriage
- Cousins
- Grandparents and grandchildren
- Rule of descent
- Family relationships
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Kerala
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2017
- 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.
- Anthropologist
- 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 ; 2016
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date given
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1950-2004
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Attappadi area, Palakkad district, Kerala, India
- NotesAdditional notes
- George Tharakan C.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-346)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 73645054
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Kerala (India)