ISBN:
0897897625
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (x, 156 p)
,
ill., maps
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24 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version Humors and Substances : Ideas of the Body in New Guinea
DDC:
306.4
Keywords:
Human body Social aspects
;
Body fluids Social aspects
;
Ethnology
;
Rites and ceremonies
;
Body fluids ; Social aspects ; New Guinea
;
Ethnology ; New Guinea
;
Human body ; Social aspects ; New Guinea
;
New Guinea ; Social life and customs
;
Rites and ceremonies ; New Guinea
;
Electronic books
;
New Guinea Social life and customs
;
Aufsatzsammlung
Abstract:
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- CHAPTER 1 Introduction: Gathering the Threads of the Flow of Life -- CHAPTER 2 The Scent of Sweat: Notions of Witchcraft and Morality in Inanwatan -- CHAPTER 3 The Manes Kaya Healing Rite: Blood, Sago, and Sacred Cloths for the Ancestors -- CHAPTER 4 A Comparative Discussion of Witchcraft and Healing Rituals -- CHAPTER 5 Substance Transfer: Conception, Growth, and Nurturance in Highlands Papua New Guinea -- CHAPTER 6 The Wöp Cult: Water Power -- CHAPTER 7 Mind Substance -- CHAPTER 8 Conclusions: Mediating Opposites -- Index -- About the Authors and Contributors.
Description / Table of Contents:
""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""CHAPTER 1 Introduction: Gathering the Threads of the Flow of Life""; ""CHAPTER 2 The Scent of Sweat: Notions of Witchcraft and Morality in Inanwatan""; ""CHAPTER 3 The Manes Kaya Healing Rite: Blood, Sago, and Sacred Cloths for the Ancestors""; ""CHAPTER 4 A Comparative Discussion of Witchcraft and Healing Rituals""; ""CHAPTER 5 Substance Transfer: Conception, Growth, and Nurturance in Highlands Papua New Guinea""; ""CHAPTER 6 The Wöp Cult: Water Power""; ""CHAPTER 7 Mind Substance""; ""CHAPTER 8 Conclusions: Mediating Opposites""; ""Index""
Description / Table of Contents:
""About the Authors and Contributors""
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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