Book
The Andaman islanders: a study in social anthropology
Cambridge University Press • Cambridge • Published In 1922 • Pages:
By: Radcliffe-Brown, A. R. (Alfred Reginald).
Abstract
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.
- Subjects
- 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
- culture
- Andamans
- HRAF PubDate
- 1995
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- South Asia
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- James Leary ; 1957;
- Field Date
- 1906-1908
- Coverage Date
- 1906-1908
- Coverage Place
- Andaman Islands, India
- Notes
- A. R. Radcliffe-Brown
- LCSH
- Andamanese (Indic people)