Book

Under the bo tree: studies in caste, kinship, and marriage in the interior of Ceylon

University of California Press ; University of California Press, Ltd. • Berkeley, Calif. • Published In 1971 • Pages:

By: Yalman, Nur.

Abstract
This is an analysis of Sinhalese kinship systems, which generally add to the findings of Tambiah and Leach on the same subject. Yalman divides the book into three sections, with the first introducing Sri Lanka in general, the second treating marriage and kinship in different communities, and the third comparing Sinhalese kinship structure with that of South India. The book is a theoretical contribution to social anthropology, especially in the author's dealings with the principles of social sturcture and the rules of transformation that produce other structures.
Subjects
Marriage
Kinship
Kin groups
culture
Sinhalese
HRAF PubDate
1997
Region
Asia
Sub Region
South Asia
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Social Anthropologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Dubravka Schmalzbauer ; John Beierle ; 1969-1972
Field Date
1954-1956
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Sri Lanka
Notes
Nur Yalman
Includes bibliographical references (p. 387-400) and index
LCCN
67011939
LCSH
Sinhalese (Sri Lankan people)