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The Javanese familyBook 1961 • Geertz, Hildred
Javanese • Asia > Southeast Asia
Geertz examines in this source the nature of the contributions of the Javanese kinship system (bilateral with the nuclear family as the most important kinship group) to the stability and continuity of Javanese society. Her investigation in the town o...Latah in Javaarticle 1968 • Geertz, Hildred
Javanese • Asia > Southeast Asia
This source presents data on the social and cultural context of latah in Java. Latah is a psychological disturbance which includes "involuntary blurting of obscene words and phrases, compulsive imitation of the words or actions of others, and compuls...Kinship in BaliBook 1975 • Geertz, Hildred & Geertz, Clifford
Balinese • Asia > Southeast Asia
This book is concerned with the use of kinship in the social structure of the Balinese, Indonesia. Based on analytical description of the operation of kinship symbolization in Balinese life, the authors propose that kinship should be best regarded as...