Author: Susanne Kuehling
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 0824893875
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
This is an ethnography of Dobu, a Massim society of Papua New Guinea, which has been renowned in social anthropology since Reo Fortune's Sorcerers of Dobu (1932). Focusing on exchange and its underlying ethics, this book explores the concept of the person in the Dobu world view. The book examines major aspects of exchange such as labor, mutual support, apologetic gifts, revenge and punishment, kula exchange, and mortuary gifts. It discusses in detail the characteristics of small gifts (such as betel nuts), big gifts (kula valuables, pigs, and large yams) and money as they appear in exchange contexts. The ethnography begins with an analysis of the construct of the Dobu person, and sets out to examine everyday practices and values. The belief system (incorporating witches, sorcerers, and a Christian God) is shown to have a powerful influence on individual conduct due to its panoptic character. The institutions that link Dobu with the outside world are examined in terms of the ideology concerning money: the Church receives offerings for God; the difficulties faced by trade-store owners evince conflicting notions concerning monetary wealth. The last two chapters delve into lived experience in two major domains of Dobu exchange: kula and the sagali feast.
Dobu
Author: Susanne Kuehling
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 0824893875
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
This is an ethnography of Dobu, a Massim society of Papua New Guinea, which has been renowned in social anthropology since Reo Fortune's Sorcerers of Dobu (1932). Focusing on exchange and its underlying ethics, this book explores the concept of the person in the Dobu world view. The book examines major aspects of exchange such as labor, mutual support, apologetic gifts, revenge and punishment, kula exchange, and mortuary gifts. It discusses in detail the characteristics of small gifts (such as betel nuts), big gifts (kula valuables, pigs, and large yams) and money as they appear in exchange contexts. The ethnography begins with an analysis of the construct of the Dobu person, and sets out to examine everyday practices and values. The belief system (incorporating witches, sorcerers, and a Christian God) is shown to have a powerful influence on individual conduct due to its panoptic character. The institutions that link Dobu with the outside world are examined in terms of the ideology concerning money: the Church receives offerings for God; the difficulties faced by trade-store owners evince conflicting notions concerning monetary wealth. The last two chapters delve into lived experience in two major domains of Dobu exchange: kula and the sagali feast.
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 0824893875
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
This is an ethnography of Dobu, a Massim society of Papua New Guinea, which has been renowned in social anthropology since Reo Fortune's Sorcerers of Dobu (1932). Focusing on exchange and its underlying ethics, this book explores the concept of the person in the Dobu world view. The book examines major aspects of exchange such as labor, mutual support, apologetic gifts, revenge and punishment, kula exchange, and mortuary gifts. It discusses in detail the characteristics of small gifts (such as betel nuts), big gifts (kula valuables, pigs, and large yams) and money as they appear in exchange contexts. The ethnography begins with an analysis of the construct of the Dobu person, and sets out to examine everyday practices and values. The belief system (incorporating witches, sorcerers, and a Christian God) is shown to have a powerful influence on individual conduct due to its panoptic character. The institutions that link Dobu with the outside world are examined in terms of the ideology concerning money: the Church receives offerings for God; the difficulties faced by trade-store owners evince conflicting notions concerning monetary wealth. The last two chapters delve into lived experience in two major domains of Dobu exchange: kula and the sagali feast.
Sorcerers of Dobu
Author: R. F. Fortune
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136547320
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
Ever since its first publication in 1932, Sorcerers of Dobu has been recognized as one of the great triumphs of anthropological research and interpretation in the field of ethnography. A rich source of information on primitive psychology, the book presents sociological analysis of the complex tribal organisation of the Dobuans. Originally published in 1932
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136547320
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
Ever since its first publication in 1932, Sorcerers of Dobu has been recognized as one of the great triumphs of anthropological research and interpretation in the field of ethnography. A rich source of information on primitive psychology, the book presents sociological analysis of the complex tribal organisation of the Dobuans. Originally published in 1932
Nové metódy vyučovania a učenia sa pre postpandemickú dobu
Author: Melek Yolcu
Publisher: Akademisyen Kitabevi
ISBN: 625399073X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 19
Book Description
Publisher: Akademisyen Kitabevi
ISBN: 625399073X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 19
Book Description
Sorcerers of Dobu
Author: R. F. Fortune
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136547258
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
Ever since its first publication in 1932, Sorcerers of Dobu has been recognized as one of the great triumphs of anthropological research and interpretation in the field of ethnography. A rich source of information on primitive psychology, the book presents sociological analysis of the complex tribal organisation of the Dobuans. Originally published in 1932
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136547258
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
Ever since its first publication in 1932, Sorcerers of Dobu has been recognized as one of the great triumphs of anthropological research and interpretation in the field of ethnography. A rich source of information on primitive psychology, the book presents sociological analysis of the complex tribal organisation of the Dobuans. Originally published in 1932
The Social Organization of Dobu ...
Author: Reo Fortune
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Category : Dobu Island
Languages : en
Pages : 104
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Publisher:
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Category : Dobu Island
Languages : en
Pages : 104
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Argonauts of the Western Pacific
Author: Bronislaw Malinowski
Publisher:
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Category : Barter
Languages : en
Pages : 640
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Category : Barter
Languages : en
Pages : 640
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Patterns of Culture
Author: Ruth Benedict
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Category : Anthropology
Languages : en
Pages : 324
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A study of the civilizations of the Zuni Indians, the natives of Dobu, and the Kwakiutl Indians.
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Category : Anthropology
Languages : en
Pages : 324
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A study of the civilizations of the Zuni Indians, the natives of Dobu, and the Kwakiutl Indians.
Annual Report on British New Guinea
Author: British New Guinea. Administrator
Publisher:
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Category : Papua
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Papua
Languages : en
Pages : 188
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Annual Report on British New Guinea from ... with Appendices
Author: Papua
Publisher:
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 174
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Publisher:
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 174
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Dejiny Binghamtonských Slovákov za dobu štyridsať rokov
Author: Imrich Mažár
Publisher:
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Category : Binghamton (N.Y.)
Languages : sk
Pages : 448
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Binghamton (N.Y.)
Languages : sk
Pages : 448
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