Bands and Clans
Political functions of voluntary associations in the Swiss Alps1
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2464932 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniela Weinberg (University of Nebraska–Lincoln, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 175-189 |
| Publication date | 1976-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Ethnologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0094-0496 • E-ISSN: 1548-1425 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1525/ae.1976.3.1.02a00100 |
| OpenAlex | W1964378614 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 4 |
Many of the voluntary associations and kinship groups of the Swiss Alps express underlying factionalism within the political system. They serve to control and defuse conflict and opposition. This paper examines in detail the political significance of brass bands and "family clans" in the Canton of Valais
Clan · Ethnology · Genealogy · Kinship · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Voluntary association · Anthropology · Cultural Identity and Heritage · History · Law
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1978 - 2004 (27) |
| Highly cited | No |