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The extensions of an Indian village

Journal of Asian studies16 (1)Published In 1956 • Pages: 5-10

By: Opler, Morris Edward.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article outlines the many ways through which villagers in Senapur, a locality in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India, maintained connections with the world beyond the local community. The most important of these included kinship and marriage ties, caste membership, labor exchanges, economic transactions, and political and religious affiliations.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Community structure
Inter-community relations
Social relationships and groups
Kin relationships
Regulation of marriage
Castes
Exchange transactions
Real property
Traditional history
Extended families
Political movements
Labor supply and employment
Sacred objects and places
Priesthood
Education system
Prayers and sacrifices
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Uttar Pradesh
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2010
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; 2010
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1955
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1950-1956
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
State of Uttar Pradesh, India
NotesAdditional notes
Morris E. Opler
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
43014717
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Uttar Pradesh (India)