House, culture and development
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2910845 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter J M Nas (1. [email protected]), Wil J M Prins (Leiden University) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 144 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 114-131 |
| Publication date | 1988-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bijdragen tot de taal- land- en volkenkunde / Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences of Southeast Asia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0006-2294 • E-ISSN: 2213-4379 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/22134379-90003309 |
| OpenAlex | W2009466344 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
Generally the word house is associated with a building, a material construction, providing or intended to provide shelter.A large part of anthropological and sociological literature on the house is linked to this meaning.An abundance of descriptions of particular houses and types of houses from all over the world can be found dealing with the lay-out of house and plot, construction materials and techniques, architecture, ornaments and furniture.These studies tend to give an impression of overwhelming variety, which is often strengthened by meticulous attention to detail (see for example Oliver 1971Oliver , 1975)).The classification of this diversity of building structures is probably not feasible, although dimensions for classification have been suggested, such as permanenttemporary, differentiated -homogeneous and communal -noncommunal (Altman andChemers 1980 : 157-161).The word house, however, is also used in other ways referring to a home (not necessarily related to a particular building), a family (especially a noble or illustrious one), a commercial establishment and a legislative body.From this angle the house is considered a focal sociocultural entity with a high degree of intimacy and vital economic and ideological (political, juridical, religious) functions.These functions, however, can also be exercised largely within more public physical and social conditions, for example in court or in the church, separated from the house as a focal and intimate socio-cultural entity.From the viewpoint of the house as an anthropological concept, the literature is quite restricted and most anthropological review works do not even incorporate a concept of house.Levi-Strauss (1984) coined the concept as it is used in 'noble house', for example.He defines it as a particular type of social structure which is a 'personne morale detentrice d'un domaine, qui se perpetue par transmission de son nom, de sa fortune et de ses titres en ligne reelle ou fictive, tenue pour legitime a la seule condition que cette continuity puisse s'exprimer dan le langage de
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| Citations per year | 0.03 |
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| Citation span | 1990 - 1990 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |