Book

Varieties of Korean lineage structure

University Microfilms, Inc.Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1967 • Pages:

By: Biernatzki, William Eugene.

Abstract
This study is an ethnographic description of four largely one-lineage communities, which varied in their accessibility to urban centers. The object of the study is to determine the influence of urbanization. The study begins with a description of a conservative and remote village roughly 75 miles southeast of Seoul. There, Biernatzki examines both kin and non-kin associations, local leadership, markets, healthcare, folk religion, ancestor worship, generational relations, marriage, childbirth, and lineage organization and property. The other communities are closer to urban centers where some familes relocate but maintain their lineage connections by participating in ancestor worship ceremonies. Biernatzki's concludes that lineages are adaptable and their solidarity has remained fairly strong.
Subjects
Inheritance
Household
Lineages
Clans
Community structure
Cult of the dead
culture
Korea
HRAF PubDate
1998
Region
Asia
Sub Region
East Asia
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Ian Skoggard ; 1997
Field Date
1963-1964
Coverage Date
1945-1965
Coverage Place
Republic of Korea
Notes
by William Eugene Biernatzki
UM 68-1251
Includes bibliographical references (p. 613-625)
Thesis (Ph.D.) -- St. Louis University, 1967
LCSH
Koreans