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Common saws and proverbs collected, chiefly from dervishes, in southern Persia

Memoirs of the Asiatic Society of Bengal1 (15)Published In 1906 • Pages: 301-337

By: Phillott, D. C. (Douglas Craven).

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This collection of common proverbs was made by the author during a two-year residence in southern Persia. The list was checked for authenticity by three educated Persians. The text of the proverbs are not indexed for subjects, and except for one or two statements in the introduction to the text, only scattered ethnographic data have been indexed for the Iran file.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Writing
Literary texts
Verbal arts
Texts in the speaker's language
Texts translated into english
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Iran
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2000
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Middle East
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Middle East
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.
Government Official
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
Beverly Calsoyas ; 1955
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
1900s
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Iran
NotesAdditional notes
D. C. Phillott
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Iranians