essay
The idiom of family
Mediterranean family structures • Cambridge • Published In 1976 • Pages: 347-362
By: Kenna, Margaret E..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Kenna attempts to show in this paper how '…the idiom of family, used in relationships of wedding sponsorship and godparent -hood (KOUMBARIA), reconciles the ideal of family independence and self-sufficiency with the need of co-operative ties outside the family' (p. 347). Although the major portion of this study deals with the role and function of the KOUMBARIA in the society, there is some interesting data here on the use of kinship terminology between unrelated individuals. These kinship terms are used in situations where there is no thought of a reciprocal relationship, but rather as an indication that respect is recognized or required.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Inheritance
- Status, role, and prestige
- Manipulative mobility
- Social relationships and groups
- Nuptials
- Kinship terminology
- Artificial kin relationships
- Mourning
- Cult of the dead
- 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
- essay
- 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
- John Beierle ; 2002
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1960s-1980s
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1960s-1980s
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Island of Nisos (a pseudonym), Greece
- NotesAdditional notes
- Margaret E. Kenna
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 75020833
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Greece