Agnatic notion, bilateral tendencies and the organisation of local groups among the Muduga
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3865638 |
|---|---|
| Authors | George Tharakan C (George Tharakan C. is at the Department of Anthropology, University of Hyderabad (AP), India. Emails, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 365-391 |
| Publication date | 2012-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Contributions to Indian Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0069-9659 • E-ISSN: 0069-9667 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/006996671204600305 |
| OpenAlex | W2499346455 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 78 |
This article examines the agnatic notion and the organisation of local groups among the Muduga of Attappady in Kerala. Ethnographic evidence shows that the actual practices of the Muduga deviate from an ideal patrilineal type, exhibiting bilateral tendencies which are not characteristic of a strong patrilineal system, thereby making the Muduga case appear to fall between the African and Melanesian type. In the understanding of kin groups, there is a need to differentiate between social groups and cultural categories. The nature of Muduga kinship can be understood only by meaningfully linking ideal and actual behaviour through the interrelationship between structural premises and practice
Ethnography · Fictive kinship · Ideal (ethics · Ideal type · Kinship · Political science · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Anthropology · Gender Studies · Law · Social and Economic Development in India · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
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| Highly cited | No |