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The Nivkh (Gilyak) of Sakhalin and the Lower Amur

Arctic anthropology10 (1) • Published In 1973 • Pages: 112

By: Black, Lydia.

Abstract
This book describes traditional Nivkh culture and society based on a wide variety of secondary documents in English and Russian languages. Topics discussed include economic activities, social organization, kinship and marriage, religion and community rituals.
Subjects
Community structure
Kin relationships
Lineages
Regulation of marriage
Mode of marriage
General character of religion
Cosmology
Organized ceremonial
Revelation and divination
Prayers and sacrifices
Ethnozoology
Ethnosociology
Ethnosociology
culture
Nivkh
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
Asia
Sub Region
North Asia
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Anthropologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Teferi Abate Adem; 2008
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
1850-1950
Coverage Place
lower Amur River and northern Sakhalin Island, Russia
Notes
Lydia Black
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
sf 78000711
LCSH
Gilyak