Book
Mapuche social structure: institutional reintegration in a patrilineal society of central Chile
The University of Illinois Press • (1) • Published In 1961 • Pages: xvi, 247
By: Faron, Louis C..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document is a study of the structure of Mapuche society with emphasis on structural continuity and change set in a context of ecological adjustment. Contrary to Titiev, the author does not see Mapuche society as 'breaking down' but as a functioning entity. Major structural changes occurred as a result of adaptation to reservation life (after 1884) and minor adjustments continue. The formation of localized, corporate patrilineages was one result. This group forms the core of the residential kin group (see OCM 618). Other developments were a matrilateral marriage system and multi-reservational ritual congregations.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- External relations
- Tillage
- Cereal agriculture
- Land use
- Mutual aid
- Community heads
- Lineages
- Sex
- Marriage
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Mapuche
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2009
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- South America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Andes
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- 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
- Joan Steffens ; 1963-1965
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1952-1954
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1887-1954
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Frontera Region, central Chile
- NotesAdditional notes
- Louis C. Faron ; foreword by Julian H. Steward
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 238-241)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 61005600
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Mapuche Indians-Social life and customs/Indians of South America-Chile