Book
The Isle of Lewis and Harris: a study in British community
At the University Press • Edinburgh • Published In 1955 • Pages:
By: Geddes, Arthur.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Geddes presents a survey of the changing physical-environmental and cultural systems on the island of Lewis and Harris from the 17th century to 1952. Based upon clerical and documented histories (including census records), some scant archeological records (prior to the 17th century), and his own survey work between 1919 and 1952, Geddes describes and interprets the Gaelic economic, societal, political and religious organization, as well as the 'clan spirit' (an underlying theme), in terms of adaptation to a highly variable and rugged environment. Detailed descriptions of crofting (the tenant farming system of land tenure), small-scale fishing, fishing industries, kelp-making, home weaving and the tweed industry, the primary economic ativities on the island, are presented and compared through time for the several different overlordships that directed the community.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Culture summary
- Geography
- History
- Sociocultural trends
- Fishing
- Domesticated animals
- Tillage
- Dwellings
- Settlement patterns
- Real property
- Exchange and transfers
- Family
- Community structure
- Ecclesiastical organization
- Religious intolerance and martyrs
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Highland Scots
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1995
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Europe
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- British Isles
- 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.
- Geographer
- 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
- Sarah T. Bridges
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1919-1952
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- ca. 1700-1952
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Isle of Lewis and Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
- NotesAdditional notes
- [by] Arthur Geddes
- Includes bibliography and index
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Highlands (Scotland)