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When exceptions define the rules: Greek baptismal names and the negotiation of identity
Journal of anthropological research • 38 (3) • Published In 1982 • Pages: 288-302
By: Herzfeld, Michael.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this article Herzfeld discusses naming practices in two Greek communities. Children are usually named after their grandparents, alternating between sides of the family. For example the first son is named after his father's father, the second son after his mother's father, the first daughter after her mother's mother, the second daughter after her father's mother. It appears that the transmission of names correspond to the transmission of property, although not perfectly. However, Herzfeld argues that naming is a complex process more related to ideas of reciprocity than property. Naming is a way to reciprocate the benefits conferred from one generation to the next. Herzfeld also discusses terms of address and shows how a choice among various possible terms is used to indicate degree of closeness and inclusion.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Inheritance
- Naming
- Family relationships
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Greeks
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2003
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Europe
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southeastern Europe
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Ian Skoggard ; 2002
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1973-1981
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- not specified
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- 'Glendi', Crete and 'Pefko', Rhodes, Greece
- NotesAdditional notes
- Michael Herzfeld
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-302)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 73645054
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Greece