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Notes on some animals in Zandeland

Man63Published In 1963 • Pages: 139-142

By: Evans-Pritchard, E. E. (Edward Evan).

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The material for this brief article is mostly drawn from the author's field research among the Azande. Herein is information on Azande ethnozoological concepts, including traditional views, attitudes and ideas about the fauna in the Azande habitat. The article treats how the Azande classify animals taxonomically, food taboos and avoidances regarding animals, mythical, magical and sacred significance of animals, and ideas about animal behavior patterns. The method of presentation is wholly descriptive (in recording the textual statements of the informant) with no interpretive analysis.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Ethnozoology
Literary texts
Spirits and gods
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Azande
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
1999
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Africa
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Central 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.
Social Anthropologist
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
Gilbert Winer ; Robert O. Lagacé ; 1968-1969
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1927-1930
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
ca. 1927-1930
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Central African Republic; Africa
NotesAdditional notes
E. E. Evans-Pritchard
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
sf80000548
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Zande (African people)