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Endogamy among the Dogon of Boni, Mali

Journal of biosocial science22 (1)Published In 1990 • Pages: 85-99

By: Cazes, Marie-Hélène.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a quantitative study of endogamy among 15 villages on four massifs. Cazes examines the extent to which the Dogon practice endogamy within the i) lineage, ii) village, and iii) massif. Cazes concludes that geographical distances between villages and population sizes of villages influence marriage choice more than marriage rules.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Regulation of marriage
Lineages
Community structure
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Dogon
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2000
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Africa
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Western Africa
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.
Demographer
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 ; 1999
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1983
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1983
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Boni District, Mali
NotesAdditional notes
M. H. Cazes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 99)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
72626522
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Dogons (African people)