eHRAF World Cultures

 

Alternative Name(s):

eHRAF Collection of Ethnography

Coverage:

varies according to cultural file

Description:

Comprehensive ethnographic descriptions of cultural groups (e.g., Mbuti, Taiwan Hokkien, Croats, Tlingit, Kurds, etc.). Descriptions gathered from historical and current research reports, primarily by anthropologists. eHRAF World Cultures is a cross-cultural database that contains information on all aspects of cultural and social life. The annually-growing eHRAF database is unique in that the information is organized into cultures and ethnic groups and the full-text sources are subject-indexed at the paragraph level.

Notes:

Electronic edition is a subset of the complete Human Relations Area Files (HRAF) which are available on microfiche in Reference.

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