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Revisiting kinship in Bali: core-lines and the emergence of elites in commoner groups

Asia Pacific journal of anthropology4 (1 & 2)Published In 2003 • Pages: 25-53

By: Ottino, Arlette.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article revisits Hildred and Clifford Geertz's previous study on kinship in Balinese society in which the authors noted some important differences in the operation of kinship symbolization between the gentry and commoners. Drawing on analysis of three case studies, the article finds this distinction to be problematic as the kin group of 'commoners' can also be as politically potent as that of the 'gentry'.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Kin relationships
Community structure
Inter-community relations
Congregations
Social relationships and groups
Classes
Regulation of marriage
Sacred objects and places
General character of religion
Household
Polygamy
Inheritance
Sociocultural trends
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Balinese
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2010
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.
Anthropologist
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
Teferi Abate Adem; 2008
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1986-1987; 2002
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1950-2002
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Bali, Indonesia
NotesAdditional notes
Arlette Ottino
Includes bibliographical references (p. 51-53)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
00223025
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Balinese (Indonesian people)