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The harp that plays by itselfessay 1992 • Taylor, Christopher C. (Christopher Charles)
Rwandans • Africa > Central Africa
This paper, originally published as a chapter in an edited volume entitled 'Anthropological Approaches to the Study of Ethnomedicine', explores concepts of pathology in local Rwandan therapies. It shows the central role of fluids in these concepts an...Mutton, mud, and runny nosesarticle 2005 • Taylor, Christopher C. (Christopher Charles)
Rwandans • Africa > Central Africa
This article discusses the symbolic foundations of division and hierarchy among Rwanda's Tutsi, Hutu and Twa. Based on extensive fieldwork among the Twa, the author shows the ways culturally constructed differences were reflected in varied social sit...Prehistoric agricultural production on Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Chilearticle 1999 • Stevenson, Christopher M. (Christopher Moore) et al.
Rapa Nui • Oceania > Polynesia
This article examines pre-contact Rapa Nui agricultural practices based on three archaeological surveys. Eight types of fields and gardens are identified, with note of the technique of lithic mulching to hold moisture in the soil, necessary in the Pa...Montenegrin social organization and valuesBook 1983 • Boehm, Christopher
Montenegrins • Europe > Southeastern Europe
The Montenegrins were never subjugated by the Ottoman Turks throughout the latter's occupation of the Balkans. How the Montenegrins, a segmentary tribal society, were able to maintain their autonomy against a powerful predatory state is the focus of ...Blood revengeBook 1984 • Boehm, Christopher
Montenegrins • Europe > Southeastern Europe
Based on ethnohistorical research and field work, Boehm examines feuding behavior among the Montenegrins prior to the establishment of the Yugoslavian state. The author argues that, in the absence of a centralized authority which the Montenegrins hav...Traditional Ojibwa religion and its historical changesBook 1983 • Vecsey, Christopher
Ojibwa • North America > Arctic and Subarctic
This work describes and analyzes traditional Ojibwa religion and the changes it has undergone from the seventeenth century to approximately the late 1970s. The document contains an abundance of data on Christian missions among the Ojibwa, the Ojibwa ...Culture summaryessay 2009 • Latham, Christopher
Maori • Oceania > Polynesia
This is a culture summary of the Maori. Information is presented on major aspects of Maori culture....Performing culture in the global villagearticle 1997 • Tilley, Christopher
Malekula • Oceania > Melanesia
In this paper Tilley '…discusses the revival and performance of cultural traditions and 'ethnic lives' for a tourist audience in the third and fourth worlds using the example of a newly emergent development on Wala island, Malekula, Vanuatu. It exami...Afro-Bahian carnivalarticle 1992 • Dunn, Christopher
Bahia Brazilians • South America > Eastern South America
This article examines the activist roles of two carnival groups (BLOCOS AFRO) in the city of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, in their attempts through songs and musical performances to heighten racial consciousness among the Afro-Brazilian population. The f...The cultural ecology of Albanian extended family households in Yugoslav Macedoniaessay 1976 • Grossmith, Christopher J. & Byrnes, Robert Francis
Albanians • Europe > Southeastern Europe
This is a study of the extended family households (Zadrugas) of the Muslim Albanians living in several villages in Macedonia. Grossmith presents data on the family structure of the villagers, their household work patterns, income, land ownership, wea...A study of the older Hmong refugees in the United StatesBook 1990 • Hayes, Christopher L.
North American Hmong • North America > Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
This is a study of elderly Hmong refugees in Los Angeles and Orange Counties, California. Much of the data were obtained from interviews designed to explore six areas; life in Laos, Hmong view of old age, the position of the elderly in the existing f...The Sherpas of NepalBook 1964 • Fürer-Haimendorf, Christoph von
Sherpa • Asia > Central Asia
This monograph provides an excellent background study of the ethnography of the Sherpas of the region of Khumbu, located at the foot of Mt. Everest in Nepal. Although emphasis is placed on Sherpa religion, especially on the monastic life, there are a...Himalayan tradersbook chapter 1975 • Fürer-Haimendorf, Christoph von
Sherpa • Asia > Central Asia
This work is a sequel to the author's book, THE SHERPAS OF NEPAL (1: Fürer-Haimendorf). The present source covers subjects not discussed in the previous study, such as settlement patterns, the farming economy, trade, crafts, tourism, and social and p...The Sherpas of the Khumbu regionessay 1963 • Fürer-Haimendorf, Christoph von
Sherpa • Asia > Central Asia
This article presents a concise summary of the ethnography of the Sherpas of Khumbu region of Nepal. Specific data deal with historical origins, settlement patterns, agriculture, seasonal nomadism, trade, handicrafts, social and community organizatio...The Sherpas transformedBook 1984 • Fürer-Haimendorf, Christoph von
Sherpa • Asia > Central Asia
Having visited Nepal in 1953, 1957, 1971 and 1983, Fürer-Haimendorf is able to document social change as Sherpas became more involved in the business of mountain climbing. Mountain climbing opportunities came at a fortuitous time just after China clo...State, peasant, and merchant in Qing Manchuria, 1644-1862Book 2007 • Isett, Christopher Mills
Manchu • Asia > East Asia
This is a story of the failed attempt to maintain a distinct ethnic reservoir in the Manchu homeland region of northeast China. The Manchu regime could not keep Han Chinese out or control local society and economy closely enough to favor Manchu privi...Ethnic identity, Christian conversion and resettlement among the Forest Tobelo of northeastern Halmahera, IndonesiaBook 1998 • Duncan, Christopher R.
Tobelo • Asia > Southeast Asia
This document is a study of how conversion to Christianity and resettlement in coastal villages have affected the ethnic identity of the Forest Tobelo, a formerly nomadic hunter-gather group of the forest interior of Halmahera Island. Instead of merg...Untangling conversionarticle 2003 • Duncan, Christopher R.
Tobelo • Asia > Southeast Asia
This study examines how and why the Forest Tobelo were rapidly converted to Christianity by foreign missionaries, after decades of unsuccessful missions from the coastal-dwelling Tobelo, with whom they share a language and kinship ties. The principal...Culture summaryessay 2004 • Latham, Christopher S.
Orokaiva • Oceania > Melanesia
This is a culture summary of the Orokaiva. Information is presented on major aspects of Orokaiva culture....Culture Summaryessay 2016 • Hallpike, C. R. (Christopher Robert)
Konso • Africa > Eastern Africa
This is a culture summary of the Konso people. Information is presented on major aspects of Konso culture....The status of craftsmen among the Konso of south-west Ethiopiaarticle 1968 • Hallpike, C. R. (Christopher Robert)
Konso • Africa > Eastern Africa
This article discusses the social status in traditional Konso society of a class of artisans, consisting of blacksmiths, weavers, potters, and tanners. It is proposed that the low status of these occupational groups has to do with longstanding and ir...The principles of alliance formation between Konso townsarticle 1970 • Hallpike, C. R. (Christopher Robert)
Konso • Africa > Eastern Africa
This article examines the principles governing inter-community alliances. It shows that Konso towns are related to one another both structurally and historically. Junior towns are established by migrants from a senior town. Contrary to the convention...Konso agriculturearticle 1970 • Hallpike, C. R. (Christopher Robert)
Konso • Africa > Eastern Africa
This article argues that Konso agriculture constitutes a unique set of land use and labor exchange practices well-suited to the area’s mountainous terrain, water scarcity and depleted soils. Included are descriptions of the construction of erosion-pr...The Konso of EthiopiaBook 2008 • Hallpike, C. R. (Christopher Robert)
Konso • Africa > Eastern Africa
This book examines the ways traditional Konso values gave coherence to their social institutions and religious rituals. Emphasis on the values of communal life and masculinity led to the continuity of a unique settlement pattern consisting of compact...The Chevalier de Fréminville at Dakar (1822)article 1955 • Poix, Christophe Paulin de la (Chevalier de Fréminville) & Winchell, Jean
Wolof • Africa > Western Africa
This article is a section taken from the 'Mémoires du Chevalier de Fréminville (1787-1849)', collected by E. Herpin, Paris, Champion, 1913, with the addition of short notes intended to clarify the text. The writer recounts his experiences and observa...