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The Djuka civilization
Netherlands' journal of sociology • 20-2 • Published In 1984 • Pages: 85-97
By: Thoden van Velzen, H. U. E..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this article, Thoden van Velzen, uses the Ndyuka data to critique Norbert Elias's theory regarding the relationship between centralized authority and civilization. According to Elias, the control over emotional life and regulation of social relationships increases with social complexity. Thoden van Velzen argues that the Ndyuka also display courtly manners and possess emotional self-control despite living in an 'uncomplicated' society with no central authority. He attributes this behavior in Ndyuka's matrilineal and polygynous society to the often conflicting claims various kin groups and villages have on adult males, and the need for men to negotiate with finesse their variable status.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Ethos
- Etiquette
- Residence
- Kin relationships
- Lineages
- Clans
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Ndyuka
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1999
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- South America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Amazon and Orinoco
- 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.
- 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
- Ian Skoggard ; 1997
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1961-1981
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1760-1980
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Suriname
- NotesAdditional notes
- H. U. E. Thoden van Velzen
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 96-97)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 83641806
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Djuka people