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Tikopia ritual and belief /
First published in 1967, this book gives some of the fruits of the author's study of Tikopia ways of thought as the result of three field expeditions. Most Polynesians became Christians more than a century ago but Tikopia had a substantial pagan population until quite recent years. This book of...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2012.
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| Colección: | Routledge revivals.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Tikopia Ritual and Belief; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; INTRODUCTION; 1. Outline of Tikopia Culture; 2. Ceremonies for Children; 3. Privilege Ceremonies; 4. Bond Friendship; 5. Suicide and Risk-Taking; 6. Rumour in a Primitive Society with A Note on the Theory of 'Cargo' Cults; 7. The Meaning of Dreams; 8. The Analysis of Mana: An Empirical Approach; 9. The Sociology of 'Magic'; 10. Ritual Adzes in Tikopia; 11. Totemism in Polynesia; 12. Economics and Ritual in Sago Extraction; 13. The Plasticity of Myth
- 14. Individual Fantasy and Social Norms: Seances with Spirit Mediums15. The Fate of the Soul; 16. A Commentary; INDEX