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The Palauan ocheraol: a contemporary economic perspective
ISLA: a journal of Micronesian studies • 4 (2) • Published In 1996 • Pages: 365-381
By: Ysaol, Joseph, Chilton, Joseph I., Callaghan, Paul.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This paper describes contemporary practices associated with the Belauan money-raising custom of ocheraol, an institution for mutual help by which a person asks relatives and in-laws to contribute money often to be used for constructing house or purchasing other key assets. Based on analysis of money collected this way in 1994, the paper discusses various themes relating this custom including seasonal considerations, familial relationships, influences affecting contributions, and reflections on macroeconomic impact.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Mutual aid
- Gift giving
- Kin relationships
- Inter-community relations
- Visiting and hospitality
- Social relationships and groups
- Mythology
- Philanthropic foundations
- Cultural identity and pride
- Social personality
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Belau
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- 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
- 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.
- 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; 2009
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1994-1995
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1994-1996
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Koror, Republic of Belau
- NotesAdditional notes
- Joseph Ysaol, Joseph I. Chilton, Paul Callaghan
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 381)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Palauans