book chapter
Culture of the Hottentots
Khoisan peoples of South Africa; Bushmen and Hottentots, by I. Schapera • London • Published In 1930 • Pages: 221-418
By: Schapera, Isaac.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document was orginally published as one of the sections in a four-part comprehensive ethnographic survey of the San (also called Bushmen) and Khoi (also called Hottentots) peoples which the author compounds by the name 'Khoisan'. The remaining three sections of the book, which deal with regional 'ethno-geography', 'San culture' and 'Khoisan language', are have been indexed for the San Collection. Most of the information on the Khoi is concerned with the Nama people, but references are also made to the Cape Hottentots. Topics covered in the document at hand include social organization, habits and customs, economic life, political structure, religious beliefs and magic, art and folklore.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Community structure
- Settlement patterns
- Inter-community relations
- Inter-ethnic relations
- Cultural participation
- Annual cycle
- Pastoral activities
- Household
- Rule of descent
- Kin relationships
- Inheritance
- Localized kin groups
- Tribe and nation
- Community heads
- General character of religion
- External relations
- History
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Khoi
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southern Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- 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.
- 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
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2008
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1900-1930
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- South Africa
- NotesAdditional notes
- Isaac Schapera
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 31019297
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Khoisan (African people)