The Nayars Today

This 1976 study examines the Nayars of Kerala who, unusually, trace descent through the female line.

Sommario

List of illustrations; List of tables; Preface; 1. 'The Nobles of Malabar': foreign images of the Nayars; 2. Introduction to the Nayas in Central Travancore; 3. The Nayar kinship system in Ramankara; 4. The Nayar marriage system in Ramankara; 5. The 'traditional' Nayar marriage system; 6. The disintegration of the matrilineal joint-family system; Notes; Glossary; References; Index.

Riassunto

This 1976 study examines the Nayars of Kerala who are famous in anthropological circles because, unusually, they trace descent through the female line and, in the past, had a marriage system in which women were allowed several husbands simultaneously. Dr Fuller situates his analysis in its historical context throughout.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: C. J. Fuller, Fuller C. J.
• Editore: Cambridge Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.12.1976
• EAN: 9780521290913
• ISBN: 978-0-521-29091-3
• Dimensioni: 140 mm x 216 mm x 10 mm
• Peso: 240 g
• Illustrazioni: Worked examples or Exercises
• Serie: Changing Cultures; Changing Culture Series
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social and cultural anthropology