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Symbolic organization of space and social identity in Alor
Anthropos • 86 • Published In 1991 • Pages: 75-85
By: Scarduelli, Pietro.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article presents a discussion of the symbolic organization of space and social identity in the village of Alor Kecil on Alor Island. 'Through an analysis of the way the people of Alor ... organize and conceive social space inside the village, this paper argues that: (1) the symbolic organization of the space is the main means used by natives to interpret their own social organization and to define social identity; (2) the symbolism of space is not confined to the house but extends to the whole village; neighbourhoods, ritual centers, mounds are different parts of a conceptual network, an integrated system of meanings' (p. 75).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Traditional history
- Dwellings
- Settlement patterns
- Status, role, and prestige
- Lineages
- Community structure
- Sacred objects and places
- Organized ceremonial
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Alorese
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2003
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southeast Asia
- 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.
- 4: Excellent Secondary 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 ; 2000
- 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)
- Alor Kecil village, Alor Island, Nusa Tenggara Timur Province, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia
- NotesAdditional notes
- Pietro Scarduelli
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 85)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 07021775
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Alor (Indonesia)