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Pastoral nomads: some general observations based on research in Iran
Journal of anthropological research • 58 (2) • Published In 2002 • Pages: 245-264
By: Salzman, Philip Carl.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this article, Salzman examines nomadism in Iran. First he defines the concept as the 'regular and frequent movement of home and household.' He argues that nomadism is not necessarily associated with any one productive activity, nor does a productive activity by itself determine a nomadic existence. He examines five different nomad groups to show the variation in their respective economies. The five groups are the Sarhardi Baluch, Komachi, Basseri, Yomut Turkmen, and the Qashqa'i. He concludes by conceptulizing nomadism as a strategy that maximizes culturally defined objective, which may include production, survival, or independence.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Functional and adaptational interpretations
- Annual cycle
- Pastoral activities
- Settlement patterns
- Territorial hierarchy
- External relations
- 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.
- Ethnologist
- 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
- Ian Skoggard ; 2005
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1968-1976
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1920-1988
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Iran
- NotesAdditional notes
- Philip Carl Salzman
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 262-264)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 73645054
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Iranians