Book

Crime and custom in savage society

Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Company • London • Published In 1926 • Pages:

By: Malinowski, Bronislaw.

Abstract

In this book Malinowski argues that primitive law depends on practical considerations of reciprocity for its enforcement rather than on tradition or group pressure. Malinowski points out that even the most rigidly proscribed actions (incest, endogamy, etc.) have well established devices for circumvention that are accepted by the group as being part of the established order.

HRAF PubDate

1995

Region

Oceania

Sub Region

Melanesia

Document Type

Book

Evaluation

Creator Type

Ethnologist

Document Rating

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

Frank W. Moore

Field Date

1914-1920

Coverage Date

not specified

Coverage Place

Papua New Guinea

Notes

[by] Bronislaw Malinowski

LCSH

Trobriand Islanders