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Principles of social organization in southern Kurdistan

Brodrene Jorgensen A/S • (7) • Published In 1953 • Pages: 146

By: Barth, Fredrik.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document

This work describes the culture of the Kurds of southern Kurdistan with particular emphasis on the social structure, in which light the blood fued is discussed. Very little material culture is described.

cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)

Kurds

HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document

1996

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

Book

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

Elizabeth Young ; 1955-1974

Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document

1951

Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to

not specified

Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)

Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Armenia

NotesAdditional notes

by Fredrik Barth

Includes bibliographical references (p. 145)

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Kurds