book chapter

Matsunagi: the life and social organization of a Japanese mountain community

University Microfilms InternationalAnn Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1953 • Pages:

By: Cornell, John B..

Abstract
The material contained in this source is supplemental to that contained in Cornell (1956). The source contains portions of Cornell's dissertation on the hamlet of Matsunagi which cover topics not included in Cornell (1956). The subjects covered are the life cycle, religion, basic economic and technical data, data on social organization, and a glossary. Cornell spent 10 months studying Matsunagi and his field methods included unstructured interviews and observation (p. viii).
Subjects
Community structure
Settlement patterns
Infancy and childhood
Socialization
Elementary education
Liberal arts education
Marriage
Organized ceremonial
Prayers and sacrifices
Cult of the dead
General character of religion
culture
Okayama
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
Asia
Sub Region
East Asia
Document Type
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnographer
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Marlene Martin ; 1979 : John Beierle; 2010
Field Date
1950-1951
Coverage Date
1950-1951
Coverage Place
Matsunagi buraku, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Notes
John B. Cornell
Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Michigan, 1953
UM 00-05657
Includes bibliographical references
Only pp. i-ii, i-xvii, 33, 71, 119, 120, 129, and 236-368 have been processed for the Okayama file
LCSH
Japan--Okayama Prefecture