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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464219803321

Autore

Firth Raymond <1901-2002., >

Titolo

We, the Tikopia : a sociological study of kinship in primitive Polynesia / / Raymond Firth

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxon [England] ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , [2004?]

ISBN

1-136-53801-1

1-315-01756-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (667 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions. Anthropology and ethnography. Raymond First : collected works ; ; VI

Routledge library editions. Anthropology and ethnography

Disciplina

306.830996

Soggetti

Tikopia (Solomon Islands people)

Consanguinity

Families

Primitive societies

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1936.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Halftitle Page ; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Dedication ; PREFACE by BRONISLAW MALINOWSKI ; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION; I. IN PRIMITIVE POLYNESIA; II. ADJUSTMENT TO CIVILIZATION; III. VILLAGE LIFE; IV. HOUSEHOLD AND FAMILY; V. PERSONAL RELATIONS IN THE FAMILY CIRCLE; VI. THE KIN OF FATHER AND MOTHER; VII. THE LANGUAGE OF KINSHIP; VIII. DIRGES FOR DEAD KIN; IX. CO-OPERATION AND CONSTRAINT IN MARRIAGE  RELATIONSHIPS; X. ""HOUSE"" AND CLAN; XI. PRINCIPLES OF LAND TENURE; XII. A MODERN POPULAl'ION PROBLEM; XIII. FIRING l'HE OVENS OF YOUl'H; XIV. SOCIOLOGY OF SEX

XV. MARRIAGE BY CAPl'UREXVI. KINSHIP AND SOCIAL STABILITY; APPENDIX; lNDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Recognized as a major work when first published, this title has, over the years, become a classic. Forming the basis of modern social anthropology, <EM>We the Tikiopia</EM> stands in the forefront of its literature. <BR> The book is an excellent example of fieldwork



analysis of a primitive society; a complete account of the working of a primitive kinship system; and an exhaustive and sophisticated study of Polynesian social institutions. <BR> First published in 1936.