Book
The Andaman islanders: a study in social anthropology
Cambridge University Press • Cambridge • Published In 1922 • Pages:
By: Radcliffe-Brown, A. R. (Alfred Reginald).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This work is considered the 'classic ethnography' of the Andaman Islanders. The book contains information on social organization, ceremony, religious and magical beliefs, mythology, and material culture. In addition, Radcliffe-Brown includes a functional interpretation of the customs, beliefs, and myths of the people. The final portion of the book attempts, in part, to deduce something about the archaic culture of the Andaman Islands by comparing their material culture with that of similar groups.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Functional and adaptational interpretations
- Mythology
- Verbal arts
- Spirits and gods
- Ethnometeorology
- Weapons
- Kinship terminology
- Eschatology
- Dance
- Ornament
- Avoidance and taboo
- Personal grooming
- Puberty and initiation
- Diet
- Comparative evidence
- Ethnobotany
- Tribe and nation
- Mats and basketry
- Dwellings
- Preventive medicine
- Personal names
- Boats
- Community structure
- General tools
- Settlement patterns
- Normal garb
- Cordage
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Andamans
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1995
- 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.
- Ethnologist
- 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
- James Leary ; 1957;
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1906-1908
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1906-1908
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Andaman Islands, India
- NotesAdditional notes
- A. R. Radcliffe-Brown
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Andamanese (Indic people)