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Kinship and marriage among the Javanese kyai

Indonesia • 29 • Published In 1980 • Pages: 47-58

By: Dhofier, Zamakhsyari.

Abstract
This source is a brief examination of kinship and marriage among the Javanese kyai, or kijaji, who are teachers or leaders of Islamic schools or pesantren. Subjects covered are the place of kyai and their families in the general system of stratification, ideals of kinship, the kyai’s family, and the kindred and affinal relatives among the kyai.
Subjects
Teachers
Classes
Kin relationships
Kindreds and ramages
Regulation of marriage
culture
Javanese
HRAF PubDate
2019
Region
Asia
Sub Region
Southeast Asia
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Types
Ethnologist
Indigenous Person
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Marlene Martin ; 1982
Field Date
none
Coverage Place
central Java and Jombang in east Java, Indonesia
Notes
Zamakhayari Dhofier
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
98646425
LCSH
Javanese (Indonesian people)