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Nekotorye Problemy Obshchestvennogo Stroja Skifov

Vestnik drevnei istorii [Journal of ancient history]154Published In 1980 • Pages: 128-154

By: Grantovsky, E. A..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article, in Russian, presents a critical review of the monograph by Anatolii Mikhailovich Khazanov entitled 'Sotsial'naia istoriia skifov: Osnovnye problemy razvitiia drev. kochevnikov evraziisk', document no. 3 in this file. The author is particularly critical of Khazanov's concepts of social structure and social organization as well as political structure, and ideas about tribute, slavery, and ritualized friendships such as blood brotherhood.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Reviews and critiques
Classes
Slavery
Clans
Territorial hierarchy
Taxation and public income
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Scythian-Sarmatian
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2000
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Asia
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Central Asia
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
article
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Archaeologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
John Beierle ; 1999
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
2700 BP-2300 BP (700 B.C.-300 B.C.)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Steppes north of the Black Sea, Russia
NotesAdditional notes
E. A. Grantovsky
[Problems attending the study of Scythian social institutions]
Includes bibliographical references
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Scythians