Ways of Baloma : rethinking magic and kinship from the Trobriands /

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"Bronislaw Malinowski's path-breaking research in the Trobriand Islands shaped much of modern anthropology's disciplinary paradigm. Yet many conundrums remain. For example, Malinowski asserted that baloma spirits of the dead were responsible for procreation but had limited influence o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mosko, Mark S., 1948- (Autor)
Otros Autores: Daniel, Tablu Pulaysi (Contribuidor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : Hau Books, [2017]
Colección:Malinowski monographs series.
Temas:
Ethnology > Papua New Guinea > Trobriand Islands.
Ethnologie > Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée > Trobriand, Îles.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Ethnology
Manners and customs
Ethnologie > Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée > Trobriand (Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée ; îles)
Esprits > Trobriand (Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée ; îles)
Trobriand Islands (Papua New Guinea) > Social life and customs.
Trobriand, Îles (Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée) > Mœurs et coutumes.
Papua New Guinea > Trobriand Islands
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: on magical images, powers, and persons
  • Theoretical orientations: partibility and participation
  • The magical powers of baloma
  • Baloma creations and procreations
  • Bwekasa: the life-giving sacrificial rites of Trobriander, living and deceased
  • Cycles of reproduction and reincarnation as Bwekasa sacrifice
  • Taboos, totems, and Tuma
  • The supreme puzzle: Suvasova incest, rank, marriage alliance, and chiefly endogamy
  • Conclusion: analogy, homology, and changing ways of baloma.

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