The sorrow of the lonely and the burning of the dancers /

This classic ethnography, now in second edition, describes the traditional way of life of the Kaluli, a tropical forest people of Papua New Guinea. The book takes as its focus the nostalgic and violent Gisaro ceremony, one of the most remarkable performances in the anthropological literature. Tracki...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schieffelin, Edward L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Edición:2nd ed.
Temas:
Bosavi (Papua New Guinean people)
Ethnology > Papua New Guinea.
Bosavi (Peuple de Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée)
Ethnologie > Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée.
Social & cultural history.
Sociology: customs & traditions.
Indigenous peoples.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
History.
Ethnology
Papua New Guinea
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Kaluli Pronunciation
  • Introduction
  • Ceremonies and Reciprocity
  • In the Shadow of the Mountain
  • I'm Sorry, Brother, I Don't Eat That
  • Organizing Actions: Those at the House and Those Who Came
  • The Unseen World and the Opposition Scenario
  • Assertion and Appeal
  • Anger, Reciprocity, and the Rhythms of Experience
  • The Perception of a Human Condition
  • Ceremonial Occasions and Preparations
  • The Gisaro
  • Gisaro and the Opposition Scenario
  • Appendix: Dances and Ceremonies Performed by Bosavi Peole.

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