book chapter

The joking relationship

Paysans d'Afrique OccidentaleParisPublished In 1941 • Pages: HRAF Ms: 6 [Original: 140-144 ]

By: Labouret, Henri, Winchell, Jean.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source is a part of a larger section in 'Paysans d'Afrique Occidentale' in which the author discusses types of social relationships. Toward this end, he uses the Wolof GAMOU, or the alliance between two extended families, one being SANGE (master) and the other being DYAM (servant), to exemplify one type of relationship in which insults are permitted. Information on the important role of the DYAM in relation to the SANGE on such occasions as religious celebrations, marriage arrangements, conflicts, death, agriculture, etc. is given.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Social relationships and groups
Lineages
Historical reconstruction
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Wolof
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
1999
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Africa
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Western 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.
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
Millicent Kim ; 1964
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
not specified
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
West Africa
NotesAdditional notes
Henri Labouret
Translation of: La Parenté à Plaisantries
The original French text is not included
Translated for the HRAF files by Jean Winchell
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
a 42000738
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Wolof (African people)