Social Reproduction and History in Melanesia
Mortuary Ritual, Gift Exchange, and Custom in the Tanga Islands
Häftad, Engelska, 1995
Av New York) Foster, Robert John (University of Rochester, Robert John Foster
769 kr
Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 7-10 vardagar
Fri frakt för medlemmar vid köp för minst 249 kr.Mortuary rites are a feature of social reproduction in much of Melanesia, and this study combines both ethnographic and historical approaches to describe and interpret the large-scale feasts and ceremonial exchanges of gifts that follow upon death in the Tanga Islands, Papua New Guinea.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum1995-04-27
- Mått152 x 229 x 17 mm
- Vikt461 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieCambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology
- Antal sidor316
- FörlagCambridge University Press
- ISBN9780521483322