Book
Symbol, myth and rhetoric: the politics of culture in an Armenian-American population
AMS Press • (23) • Published In 1989 • Pages: 311
By: Phillips, Jenny.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This work analyzes the dynamic relationship between symbols, myths, and politics in the expression of Armenian-American identity during a period of rapid and extensive social and political change in the United States. As background for this study Phillips describes the historical role and significance of the Armenian Apostolic Church in serving as both a symbol of unity and as a vehicle for the expression of political and ideological conflict. Phillips discusses in detail the clash between the ideologies and symbolism of the Tashnak political party which was largely responsible for the establishment of the short-lived Republic of Armenia (1918-1920), and other non-Tashnak parties (e.g., the Ramgavar), within the framework of the Armenian church.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Life history materials
- History and culture change
- Ingroup antagonisms
- Political parties
- Congregations
- Religious denominations
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- North American Armenians
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1996
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- 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
- John Beierle ; 1995
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- May 1974 - January 1977
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- variable
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Boston, Belmont, Watertown area, Mass., United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Jenny Phillips
- Includes bibliographic references (p. 293-299) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 87045788
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Armenian Americans