Book
The Tanala, a hill tribe of Madagascar
[s.n.] • xxii • Published In 1933 • Pages: 334
By: Linton, Ralph.
Abstract
This work was planned as the first of a series on Madagascar field research, sponsored by the Field Museum as an extension of its interest in Malayan ethnology. Although the author was only two months among the Tanala themselves, he spent about one year and a half traveling throughout Madagascar, and as a result presents data on various other tribes of the island in comparison with that on the Tanala. The work is presented as a standard ethnography, with sections on tribal identification, economy, social organization, government, religion, warfare, amusement, art, life cycle, folklore, and a brief history of tribal wars.
- Subjects
- Cultural identity and pride
- Ethos
- Settlement patterns
- Dwellings
- Community structure
- Community heads
- Community councils
- Territorial hierarchy
- Form and rules of government
- Visual arts
- General character of religion
- Spirits and gods
- Eschatology
- Cult of the dead
- History
- culture
- Tanala
- HRAF PubDate
- 2009
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Southern Africa
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Richard Schaedel ; 1956
- Field Date
- 1926-27
- Coverage Date
- 1800-1927
- Coverage Place
- Madagascar
- Notes
- by Ralph Linton … Marshall Field expedition to Madagascar, 1926
- LCCN
- 33013312
- LCSH
- Captain Marshall Field expedition to Madagascar, 1926-1927/Tanala (Malagasy people)/Ethnology--Madagascar