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The geographical recognition of Palauan people with special reference to the four directions
Islanders and their outside world • Tokyo • Published In 1982 • Pages: 3-33
By: Aoyagi, Machiko.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This paper is divided into two parts. The first part deals with the Belauan mythological age -- the Uab and Milad eras and the second part with the lineage traditions of the latter period. Discussion on the Uab era centers on the creation of the Belauan Islands by the god Uab and the subsequent establishment by this being of the cosmic and socio-political order. The Milad era, which follows the Uab, continues to today. This period introduces man into the mythological picture. During the Milad era the distinction between man and god was not clear for '...both played their part on the same stage'. The second part of the paper deals with the lineage traditions of the Milad period, particularly in reference to early migrations. The author believes that these traditions do not always reflect the actual routes of migration, but instead may indicate the world view of the people
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Belau
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2019
- 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.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle; 1990
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1980 (July-Oct.)
- NotesAdditional notes
- Machiko Aoyagi
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Ethnology--Palau