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Culture summary: Kiribati

Human Relations Area FilesNew HavenPublished In 2018 • Pages:

By: Lambert, Bernd.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a culture summary of the people of Kiribati. Information is presented on major aspects of the culture of Kiribati.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Culture summary
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Kiribati
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2018
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Oceania
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Micronesia
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
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
Teferi Abate Adem; 2016
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
not applicable
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1892-1989
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Republic of Kiribati
NotesAdditional notes
Bernd Lambert
This culture summary is from the article "Kiribati" by Bernd Lambert in the Encyclopedia of World Cultures, Vol. 2, Oceania, Terence E. Hays, ed. Boston, Mass.: G. K. Hall & Co. 1991. Leon G. Doyon updated the population figures in March, 2018.
Includes bibliographical references
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Kiribati
Kiribati--Social life and customs