Crime and Custom in Savage Society
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Crime and Custom in Savage Society is a classic anthropological study by Bronisław Malinowski that examines law, social order, and customary practices in so-called "primitive" societies through detailed fieldwork in the Trobriand Islands.
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| Crime and Custom in Savage Society canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
anthropological study
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book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
anthropology
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sociology of law ⓘ |
| addressesConcept |
customary norm
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obligation ⓘ primitive law (historical term) ⓘ sanction ⓘ social control ⓘ |
| author | Bronisław Malinowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Polish-British ⓘ |
| basedOn | fieldwork in the Trobriand Islands ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describes |
mechanisms of restitution and compensation
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role of kinship in legal obligations ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
legal anthropology
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social anthropology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
dispute settlement in small‑scale societies
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relationship between custom, law, and social control ⓘ role of reciprocity and obligation in maintaining order ⓘ |
| genre |
anthropology
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legal anthropology ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of magic, taboo, and social regulation
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discussion of civil and criminal wrongs among Trobrianders ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | functionalism ⓘ |
| hasReception |
considered a classic in anthropology
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widely cited in legal anthropology literature ⓘ |
| historicalContext | British social anthropology between the World Wars ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of legal anthropology
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theory of social control in anthropology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Trobriand Islanders
NERFINISHED
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customary law ⓘ law in so‑called primitive societies ⓘ social order ⓘ |
| methodology |
ethnographic case study
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participant observation ⓘ |
| notableFor |
analysis of obligation and sanction in customary law
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challenging the idea that so‑called primitive societies lack law ⓘ use of participant‑observation fieldwork ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1926 ⓘ |
| publisher | Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Argonauts of the Western Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Trobriand Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | early 20th century Trobriand society ⓘ |
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