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The internal structure of the Nayar caste
Journal of anthropological research • 31 (4) • Published In 1975 • Pages: 283-312
By: Fuller, C. J..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document reassesses the internal divisions and functions of the Nayar caste system. Earlier ethnographers tended to exaggerate the number of Nayar castes and sub-castes. The structures of the system consisted of an analytically distinguishable core and periphery, the former consisting of demographically larger units that endured over the years, and the latter consisting of many smaller subdivisions that occurred due to wider changes in marriage rules, residence pattern and government policy.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Castes
- Status, role, and prestige
- Community structure
- Inter-community relations
- Regulation of marriage
- Mode of marriage
- Arranging a marriage
- Rule of descent
- Kin relationships
- Polygamy
- Occupational specialization
- Avoidance and taboo
- Acculturation and culture contact
- 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.
- 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
- 1971-1972
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1900-1972
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- central and southern Kerala, India
- NotesAdditional notes
- C. J. Fuller
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-312)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 73645054
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Kerala (India)