essay

Problems and prospects in the study of Icelandic kinship

anthropology of iceland • Iowa City • Published In 1989 • Pages: 53-79

By: Rich, George W..

Abstract
This overview of Icelandic kinship addresses two broad questions and several issues that have been generated in the literature. The questions which Rich attempts to answer in this document are: (1) how should the kinship system be described and classified, and (2) how the system works, or has worked in the past, in connection with other aspects of Icelandic culture. The major portion of this paper tries to answer these questions, and several related issues relevant to kinship, and to suggest directions that future research in this field might take.
Subjects
Reviews and critiques
History
Kinship terminology
Kin relationships
Rule of descent
Kindreds and ramages
culture
Icelanders
HRAF PubDate
2004
Region
Europe
Sub Region
Scandinavia
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 2002
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Iceland
Notes
George W. Rich
Includes bibliographical references (p. 77-79)
LCCN
894657
LCSH
Icelanders