The Papuas of Waropen

The Papuas of Waropen PDF Author: Prof. Dr. G. J. Held
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9401759286
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 431

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The Papuas of Waropen

The Papuas of Waropen PDF Author: Prof. Dr. G. J. Held
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9401759286
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 431

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The Cassowary's Revenge

The Cassowary's Revenge PDF Author: Donald Tuzin
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226819518
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 284

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Donald Tuzin first studied the New Guinea village of Ilahita in 1972. When he returned many years later, he arrived in the aftermath of a startling event: the village’s men voluntarily destroyed their secret cult that had allowed them to dominate women for generations. The cult’s collapse indicated nothing less than the death of masculinity, and Tuzin examines the labyrinth of motives behind this improbable, self-devastating act. The villagers' mythic tradition provided a basis for this revenge of Woman upon the dominion of Man, and, remarkably, Tuzin himself became a principal figure in its narratives. The return of the magic-bearing "youngest brother" from America had been prophesied, and the villagers believed that Tuzin’s return "from the dead" signified a further need to destroy masculine traditions. The Cassowary's Revenge is an intimate account of how Ilahita’s men and women think, emote, dream, and explain themselves. Tuzin also explores how the death of masculinity in a remote society raises disturbing implications for gender relations in our own society. In this light Tuzin's book is about men and women in search of how to value one another, and in today's world there is no theme more universal or timely.

Korwars and Korwar Style

Korwars and Korwar Style PDF Author: Theodorus Petrus van Baaren
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3111387925
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 145

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Korwars and Korwar Style : Art and Ancestor Worship in North-West New Guinea.

A Witch's Hand

A Witch's Hand PDF Author: William E. Mitchell
Publisher: HAU Books
ISBN: 1912808455
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 567

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William E. Mitchell revisits his early fieldwork with a three-part study of the history of colonial rule in Papua New Guinea. From 1971 to 1972, William E. Mitchell undertook fieldwork on suffering and healing among the Lujere of Papua New Guinea’s Upper Sepik River Basin. At a time when it was not yet common to make colonial agencies a subject of anthropological study, Mitchell carefully located his research on Lujere practices in the framework of a history of colonization that surrounded the Lujere with a shifting array of Western institutions, dramatically changing their society forever. Mitchell’s work has been well known among anthropologists of Oceania, but the material in this book has remained unpublished until now. In this major new work, Mitchell revisits his early fieldwork with a three-part study of the history of colonial rule in the region, the social organization of Lujere life at the time, and the forms of affliction, witchcraft, and curing that preoccupied them. Furthermore, Mitchell offers the first sweeping cross-cultural survey of sanguma (magical murder) in Oceania. The book presents a vivid portrait of a society that has since changed dramatically as well as an approach to anthropology that was typical of the era. This is a significant contribution to the ethnography of Papua New Guinea and is sure to be an invaluable source for researchers of Melanesia, medical anthropologists, and scholars of kinship, myth, and ritual.

Cargo Cults and Millenarian Movements

Cargo Cults and Millenarian Movements PDF Author: G. W. Trompf
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3110874415
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 476

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The series Religion and Society (RS) contributes to the exploration of religions as social systems– both in Western and non-Western societies; in particular, it examines religions in their differentiation from, and intersection with, other cultural systems, such as art, economy, law and politics. Due attention is given to paradigmatic case or comparative studies that exhibit a clear theoretical orientation with the empirical and historical data of religion and such aspects of religion as ritual, the religious imagination, constructions of tradition, iconography, or media. In addition, the formation of religious communities, their construction of identity, and their relation to society and the wider public are key issues of this series.

The Linguistic Situation in the Islands of Yapen, Kurudu, Nau and Miosnum, New Guinea

The Linguistic Situation in the Islands of Yapen, Kurudu, Nau and Miosnum, New Guinea PDF Author: J.C. Anceaux
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004286594
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 175

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The Revolt of Prince Nuku

The Revolt of Prince Nuku PDF Author: Muridan Widjojo
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9047425332
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 310

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During the period of the Dutch East India Company’s rule of the Spice Islands, Prince Nuku of Tidore stands out as the local hero who successfully opposed the VOC’s oppressive trade monopoly at the end of the eighteenth century. This study analyzes how he succeeded in regaining independence for the Sultanate of Tidore by creating an alliance with the English and his Malukan and Papuan adherents.

The symbolic system of the Giman of South Halmahera

The symbolic system of the Giman of South Halmahera PDF Author: Dirk Teljeur
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3111672387
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 228

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The Papuas of Waropen

The Papuas of Waropen PDF Author:
Publisher: Brill Academic Pub
ISBN: 9789004247987
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages :

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De Kebar 1855-1980

De Kebar 1855-1980 PDF Author: J. Miedema
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004487549
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 298

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The author studied the culture, particularly social life, of a tribal society of the Kabar plain in the inland area of the Kepala Burung (Vogelkop) in Irian Jaya. The focus was on constants, variants, and changes in the field of kinship and religion. Ch. 1 gives a historical survey of the Kabar plain. Ch. 2 pays attention to environment and demographic data. To determine the influences of processes of state formation in the East Indonesian archipelago on theKebar, chapters 3 and 4 look at the intra- and intertribal (kinship) relations, including changes occurring in them, and the Kebar man- and worldview. Ch. 5 discusses the connection between social historical and ecological influences on the culture of the Kebar, in particular in the fields of kinship and religion.