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Head-hunters about themselves : an ethnographic report from Irian Jaya, Indonesia /

Every book has its own personal story and my book on the Jaqaj people is no exception. I collected my initial data at the time when the Dutch government was responsible for what is now lrian Jaya, a province of Indonesia. At the time that I worked in the field and gathered my information, I enjoyed...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Boelaars, J. H. M. C. (Jan Honoré Maria Cornelis)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: The Hague : Nijhoff, 1981.
Colección:Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde ; 92.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I. Social Framework
  • Ch. I. Territorial Organization
  • Ch. II Kinship and Marriage
  • Ch. III. The Settlement and Daily Pursuits
  • Part II. The Life Cycle
  • Ch. IV. Pregnancy and Birth, Body and Soul
  • Ch. V. Youth
  • Ch. VI. Marriage
  • Ch. VII. Married Life
  • Ch. VIII. Illness and Death
  • Part III. Head-Hunting Practices
  • Ch. IX. Historical Data
  • Ch. X. Training, Motivation and Preparation
  • Ch. XI. The Raid
  • Ch. XII. Festivities Following the Head-Hunting Raid
  • Part IV. Stories and Myths
  • Ch. XIII. The Origin of Things
  • Ch. XIV. Life of Mankind
  • Ch. XV. Spirits and Shades
  • Part V. Opinions and Attitudes
  • Ch. XVI. Power and Spirits, Beliefs and Practices
  • Ch. XVII. Concluding Remarks
  • Notes
  • Appendices
  • I. Division of work
  • II. Names of the groups
  • III. Bakui -in- wu
  • IV. Recurrent Jaqaj terms.