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Gender of the Gift
Problems with Women and Problems with Society in Melanesia
Häftad, 1990
323 kr
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In the most original and ambitious synthesis yet undertaken in Melanesian scholarship, Marilyn Strathern argues that gender relations have been a particular casualty of unexamined assumptions held by Western anthropologists and feminist scholars alike. The book treats with equal seriousness - and …
In the Midst of Life
Affect and Ideation in the World of the Tolai
Inbunden, 1992
749 kr
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The Tolai are among the most distinctive of Papua New Guinea's indigenous peoples. For all their success in the pursuit of modernity, the Tolai remain traditional in their attitudes toward death, the cultural elaboration of which colors almost every aspect of their existence. In his new book, A. L. …
Just Talk
Gossip, Meetings, and Power in a Papua New Guinea Village
Inbunden, 1992
714 kr
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"Just Talk" examines the often overlooked role of gossip and rumor in creating power in small Melanesian communities. The Kwanga of the East Sepik Province of Papua, New Guinea think that malicious gossip is almost as dangerous as sorcery. They spend hours in community meetings, looking into rumors …
Ethnographic Presents
Pioneering Anthropologists in the Papua New Guinea Highlands
Inbunden, 1992
771 kr
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Until the middle of this century, the Western world knew little about the peoples of the Central Highlands of what is now Papua New Guinea, and vice versa. Only in 1930 was the curtain abruptly lifted on those valleys and mountain ridges, with their tens of thousands of inhabitants whose mineral …
Ritualized Homosexuality in Melanesia
Häftad, 1993
323 kr
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This book contains the work of seven leading anthropologists on the subject of ritualized homosexuality, and it marks the first time that anthropologists have systematically studied cross-cultural variations in homosexual behavior in a non-Western culture area. The book as a whole indicates that …
A'aisa's Gifts
A Study of Magic and the Self
Häftad, 1995
500 kr
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Filled with insight, provocative in its conclusions, A'aisa's Gifts is a groundbreaking ethnography of the Mekeo of Papua New Guinea and a valuable contribution to anthropological theory. Based on twenty years' fieldwork, this richly detailed study of Mekeo esoteric knowledge, cosmology, and …
Heart of the Pearl Shell
The Mythological Dimension of Foi Sociality
Häftad, 1988
614 kr
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For the Foi people who live on the edge of the central highlands of Papua New Guinea, the flow of pearl shells is the "heart" of their social life. The pearl shell is the exchange item that mediates the creation of their most important sexual and social roles. The Heart of the Pearl Shell analyzes …
Maring Hunters and Traders
Production and Exchange in the Papua New Guinea Highlands
Häftad, 1990
614 kr
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Maring Hunters and Traders: Production and Exchange in the Papua New Guinea Highlands offers a detailed exploration of the intricate trade systems and ecological interactions of the Maring people, located on the northern fringe of Papua New Guinea's highlands. The book delves into how diverse …
Maring Hunters and Traders
Production and Exchange in the Papua New Guinea Highlands
Inbunden, 1990
1156 kr
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Maring Hunters and Traders: Production and Exchange in the Papua New Guinea Highlands offers a detailed exploration of the intricate trade systems and ecological interactions of the Maring people, located on the northern fringe of Papua New Guinea's highlands. The book delves into how diverse …
Heart of the Pearl Shell
The Mythological Dimension of Foi Sociality
Inbunden, 1988
1156 kr
Lägg i varukorg
For the Foi people who live on the edge of the central highlands of Papua New Guinea, the flow of pearl shells is the "heart" of their social life. The pearl shell is the exchange item that mediates the creation of their most important sexual and social roles. The Heart of the Pearl Shell analyzes …
