Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
XXIII, 355 Seiten, 36 Bildtafeln, 1 Faltblatt
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Illustrationen, Karten
Serie:
Anthropology. Territorium Papua 10
Schlagwort(e):
Papua-Neuguinea Orokaiva
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Soziales Leben
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Ritual und Zeremonie
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Übergangsritual
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Trauer
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Heirat
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Tanz
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Moral
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Ethnographie
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Anthropologie, soziale
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Introduction / by Sir Hubert Murray -- 1. The Orokaiva people -- 2. Environment -- 3. Daily life -- 4. Personal enhancement -- 5. The food quest -- 6. Arts of life -- 7. Individual, family, and clan -- 8. The plant emblem -- 9. Marriage -- 10. The tribes -- 11. Warfare -- 12. Inititation ceremonies -- 13. Ceremonies of mourning -- 14. Dance and drama -- 15. The spiritual substitute -- 16. Survival after death -- 17. Medicine and magic -- 18. Morality -- Note on othography -- Glossary -- Index
Anmerkung:
"The present volume is the tenth published report of the Papuan Government on anthropology. It was also accepted and approved by the University of Adelaide as thesis for the Honours degreee of M.A." (Preface)
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M.A.thesis, University of Adelaide, [1929]
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