Headhunting

Associated Documents (2)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Alford, RichardNaming and identity: a cross-cultural study of personal naming practices
Gershman, BorisHeadhunting and Warfare: Evidence from Austronesia

Associated Hypotheses (5)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Alford, RichardNaming institutions which confer parenthood will be positively associated with societal size, complexity, and use of unilineal descent (32).
Alford, RichardTeknonymy will be positively associated with variables which indicate either age-grading, highlighting of individual status, respect for children, respect for equals, or emphasizing parental roles (92).
Alford, RichardAddress by kin term will be positively associated with kin-centered societies in which personal names lack surnames, patronym, or clan/lineage names (100).
Alford, RichardTaboos on using the name of the deceased will be positively associated with name uniqueness, and negatively associated with belief in reincarnation, ancestor worship, societal size, and societal complexity (114).
Gershman, BorisHeadhunting developed as a cultural response to frequent inter-tribal conflict and warfare.

Associated OCMs

  1. aftermath of combat
  2. ritual