Sala'Ilua a Samoan Mystery /

Presents an ethnography of Samoa cast as a mystery story. Studies a murder and the sequence of events surrounding it as the center while looking at the culture as a whole.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Shore, Bradd (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1982]
Temas:
HISTORY / Oceania.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Tables
  • Illustrations
  • Preface
  • The Island Setting
  • PART I. EVENTS
  • CHAPTER ONE. A Death in the Family
  • CHAPTER TWO. Repercussions
  • PART II. STRUCTURES
  • CHAPTER THREE. Sala'ilua Village
  • CHAPTER FOUR. The Matai System
  • CHAPTER FIVE. Fa'alupega and Fono: The Framework of a Local Political Order
  • CHAPTER SIX. Titles: The Articulation of an Aristocracy
  • CHAPTER SEVEN. Village Organization: Structures of Social Control
  • PART III MEANINGS
  • Introduction
  • CHAPTER EIGHT. Persons
  • CHAPTER NINE. Action
  • CHAPTER TEN. Knowledge and Judgment
  • CHAPTER ELEVEN. Conflict in the Context of Social Relations
  • CHAPTER TWELVE. The Symbolism of Power: Dual Organization and Social Order
  • CHAPTER THIRTEEN. The Esthetics of Social Context: Dual Organization and Expressive Culture
  • CHAPTER FOURTEEN Conclusions: Structure and Event in Sala'ilua
  • APPENDIX A. Two Voices of Moral Judgment: An Analysis of Questionnaire Results
  • APPENDIX B. Contrast Pairs: Formal and Intimate Styles
  • Notes
  • Glossary of Samoan Terms
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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