Abstract:In this article, the researchers want to find out whether novels written by local authors can be a source of anthropological knowledge. The researchers analysed the novel Anak dan Kemenakan [Children and Nephews], that was written by Marah Rusli. The main objectives were to find out what kind of anthropological knowledge it contains and whether it can be an anthropological source. It was detected that it gives a good impression of the Minangkabau kinship system. Furthermore, the novel also includes anthropolog… Show more
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