Okinawans : AC07.

Okinawans : AC07.

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	New Haven, Conn. : Human Relations Area Files, 2000-
Language:	English Japanese
Series:	EHRAF collection of ethnography. Asia
Subject:	Ryukyuans. Ethnology -- Japan -- Ryukyu Islands. Civilization. Ethnology. Ryukyuans. Ryukyu Islands -- Civilization, Modern -- 20th century. Ryukyu Islands -- Civilization, Modern -- 19th century. Japan -- Ryukyu Islands.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7100118

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Other uniform titles:	Akimichi, Tomoya. Lebra, William P. Masanobu, Akamine. Munchu. Japanese & English. Christy, Alan Scott. Making of Imperial subjects in Okinawa. Combs, Jo Anne. Okinawan ubung and ubung udui. Glacken, Clarence J. Studies of Okinawan village life. Hall, Basil, 1788-1844. Narrative of a voyage to Java, China, and the great Loo-Choo island. Haring, Douglas G. (Douglas Gilbert), 1894-1970. Okinawan customs. Itoh, Mikiharu. Structure and function of munchu. Japanese & English. Kerr, George H., 1911- Okinawa. Maretzki, Thomas W. Taira. Matsui, Takeshi, 1949- Research on the Ryukyus. Newell, William. Problems of descent in the southern Ryukyus (Sakeshima) Oda, Makoto, 1932-2007. Munchuu-making and disequilibrium distribution of knowledge in an Okinawan village. Japanese & English. Norio, Ōmoto. Age grade system in Okinawan village. Japanese & English. Pitts, Forrest Ralph, 1924- Post-war Okinawa. Sakihara, Mitsugu, 1928- Brief history of early Okinawa based on the Omoro Soshi. Japanese & English. Sasaki, Kōkan, 1930- Spirit possession as an indigenous religion in Japan and Okinawa. Taira, Koji, 1926- Troubled national identity. Tanaka, Masako U., 1933- Kinship and descent in an Okinawan village.
Other authors / contributors:	Human Relations Area Files, inc.
Notes:	Title from Web page (viewed Dec. 16, 2002). This portion of the eHRAF collection of ethnography was last updated in 2000 and is a revision and update of the microfiche file. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Summary:	The Okinawans inhabit the Ryukyu Archipelago, a chain of 146 islands, stretching from Kyushu, Japan to Taiwan. The islands to the south of make up Okinawa Prefecture and those to the north are part of Kagoshima Prefecture. This file consists of 22 documents, 5 are written in Japanese with English summaries, the rest are written in English. The Okinawa file is strong on kinship, religion and history.