Henri Thýodore Fischer, 1901-1976

[...]Resident Haga, when he was in charge of the eastern province of the Netherlands Indies, recommended Fischer's book to all administrative officers in that area (Jongeling 1966, p. 186). According to his ideas kinship was traced both through the father and the mother everywhere, but in some...

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Published in:Bijdragen tot de taal-, land- en volkenkunde land- en volkenkunde, 1977, Vol.133 (1), p.1-10
Main Authors: Scherer, J.H, Wolf, J.J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthropology
Christianity
Cultural anthropology
Interpersonal relationships
Studies
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Summary:[...]Resident Haga, when he was in charge of the eastern province of the Netherlands Indies, recommended Fischer's book to all administrative officers in that area (Jongeling 1966, p. 186). According to his ideas kinship was traced both through the father and the mother everywhere, but in some societies either the side of the father or the side of the mother was emphasized for certain purposes, especially in order to establish legal rights and obligations. [...]one ought to draw a distinction between societies in which "parental" systems occurred together with corporate kin groups, as among the Dayak, and societies in which the bilateral principle was recognized but where corporate kin groups did not exist, as was the case on Java (even though they might have existed in the past) (Fischer 1934c, 1935c). [...]Edition.
ISSN:0006-2294
2213-4379
0006-2294
DOI:10.1163/22134379-90002621