essay

Marquesan culture

individual and his society: the psychodynamics of primitive social organization, by Abram KardinerNew YorkPublished In 1939 • Pages: 138-196

By: Linton, Ralph.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a descriptive summary of Marquesan culture by a well known professional anthropologist, similar to a standard ethnographic treatment but with emphasis on data significant to the psychological analysis which accompanies it in the original book. The author presents sections on environment and economy, master craftsmen, distribution, attitude toward objects, social and tribal organization, the household, sex, social grading, the individual life cycle, war, religion, and folklore and legends.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Geography
Occupational specialization
Names of animals and things
Sacred objects and places
Tribe and nation
Household
Status, role, and prestige
Priesthood
Eschatology
Warfare
Sex
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Marquesas
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
Polynesia
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
George R. Bedell ; 1959: John Beierle; 2010
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1920-1921
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1850s - 1922
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, South Pacific
NotesAdditional notes
by Ralph Linton
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
40000322
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Marquesans