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Nuer rules of exogamy and incest
social structure ; studies presented to a. r. radcliffe-brown • Oxford • Published In 1949 • Pages: 85-103
By: Evans-Pritchard, E. E. (Edward Evan).
Abstract
This article presents the author's description and analysis of Nuer rules of exogamy and incest, their relationship to each other and to Nuer social structure. The incest taboos are functions of the rules of exogamy, not of notions of consanguinity; the rules of exogamy differentiate among persons in Nuer society, indicate kinship status, and keep clear other structurally important relationships within and between communities.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2002
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Eastern Africa
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Arthur Fields ; 1957
- Field Date
- 1931-1936
- Coverage Date
- 1930-1936
- Coverage Place
- Sobat and Jonglei Provinces, Sudan
- Notes
- E. E. Evans-Pritchard
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCN
- 49011714
- LCSH
- Nuer (African people)