essay
Complementary filiation and marriage in the Trobriand Islands
marriage in tribal societies • (3) • Published In 1972 • Pages: 121-157
By: Robinson, Marguerite S..
Abstract
In this article Robinson re-analyses Malinowski's and Powell's data on affinity and filiation and concludes that the position of the father in reference to marriage and filiation in Trobriand society '…is invested with important, and, in some respects, decisive jural, economic and ritual roles, rights and responsibilities. Complementary filiation, then, is of primary importance in Trobriand society, and in this respect resembles closely 'matrilineal' systems in other societies.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1995
- Region
- Oceania
- Sub Region
- Melanesia
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Papua New Guinea
- Notes
- [by] Marguerite S. Robinson
- First published 1962.
- Photocopy. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms International, 1980
- Bibliography: p. 156-157
- LCSH
- Trobriand Islanders