Book
Scottish crofters: an historical ethnography of a Celtic village
Holt, Rinehart and Winston • New York • Published In 1990 • Pages: xii, 175
By: Parman, Susan.
Abstract
This is a study of the crofting community of Geall (a pseudonym), located on the Isle of Lewis in the Scottish Outer Hebrides, with particular emphasis on its social organization and its relationship to the larger British and European society. Parman is also concerned with the construction of culture, particularly the creation of culture that involves historical references (p. 1). As background the author provides a history of the area, then discusses the significance of crofting to the Scottish Highlander. There are brief chapters on the Harris Tweed industry, leadership and social order in the village, kinship and marriage, religion and supernaturalism, and a detailed discussion of the roles played by liquor, religious conversions, and migrations as means of cultural resolution (through withdrawal) in reducing anxiety and frustration in the society.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1995
- Region
- Europe
- Sub Region
- British Isles
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle
- Field Date
- ca. 1970-1988 [p. v]
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- 'Geall,' Isle of Lewis, Scotland
- Notes
- Susan Parman
- Includes index.|Bibliography: p. 167-169
- LCCN
- 89015392
- LCSH
- Highlands (Scotland)