Language:
English
Pages:
xxxi, 527 Seiten, 65 Bildtafeln
,
Illustrationen, Karten
Series Statement:
Studies in Economics and Political Science. Series of Monographs no. 65
Keywords:
Papua-Neuguinea Neuguinea
;
Trobriand Insel
;
Kula
;
Ethnographie
;
Ethnologie
;
Sprache, Papua
;
Folklore
;
Soziales Leben
;
Handel
;
Tausch
;
Tausch, zeremonieller
;
Schiffahrt
;
Magie
;
Mythologie
;
Soziologie
;
Wirtschaftsethnologie
;
Anthropologie, soziale
;
Kitava 〈Trobriand-Inseln, Papua-Neuguinea〉
;
Kiriwina 〈Insel, Trobriand-Inseln, Papua Neuguinea〉
Description / Table of Contents:
Preface -- Foreword by the author -- Introduction: the suject, method and scope of this enquiry -- 1. The country and inhabitants of the Kula district -- 2. The natives of the Trobriand Islandes -- 3. The essentials of the Kula -- 4. Canoes and sailing -- 5. The ceremonial building of a Waga -- 6. Launching of a canoe and ceremonial visiting - tribal economics in the Trobriands -- 7. The departure of an overseas expedition -- 8. The first halt of the Fleet on Muwa -- 9. Sailing on the sea-arm of Pilolu -- 10. The story of shipwreck -- 11. In the amphletts - sociology of the Kula -- 12. In Tewara and Sanaroa - mythology of the Kula -- 13. On the beach of Sarubwoyna -- 14. The Kula in Dobu - technicalities of the exchange -- 15. The journey home - the fishing and woking of the Kaloma shell -- 16. The return visit of the Dobuans to Sinaketa -- 17. Magic and the Kula -- 17. The power of words in magic - some linguistic data -- 19. The inland Kula -- 20. Expedition between Kiriwina and Kitava -- 21. The remaining branches and offshoots of the Kula -- 22. The meaning of the Kula -- Index
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