04877 am 22008893u 450 991014184240332120221206100914.090-04-25372-610.1163/9789004253728(CKB)2670000000395239(SSID)ssj0000507561(PQKBManifestationID)11358166(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000507561(PQKBWorkID)10546881(PQKB)11237159(MiAaPQ)EBC4636559(OCoLC)808384659(OCoLC)794697713(OCoLC)856976924(nllekb)BRILL9789004253728(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/26714(PPN)174543123(EXLCZ)99267000000039523920111110d2010 uy engurmn#||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierGender, ritual and social formation in West Papua a configurational analysis comparing Kamoro and Asmat /Jan PouwerLeiden - BostonBrill2010Leiden :KITLV Press,2010.1 online resource (x, 300 pages) illustrations, mapsVerhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde ;258Includes glossary, bibliographical references (pages [281]-288) and index.Preliminary Material -- Chapter I: Prologue -- Chapter II: The ‘female’ contribution to life: Ema Kame rituals -- Chapter III: The ‘male’ contribution to life: Kaware ritual -- Chapter IV: The initiation of male adolescents -- Chapter V: Marking death -- Chapter VI: The theory of comparison and the context of the rituals -- Chapter VII: Ema Kame and Emak Cem -- Chapter VIII: Honouring the dead: Asmat display and performance -- Chapter IX: Male to female: Social opposition versus communal solidarity -- Chapter X: Initiating young males and commemorating the dead: On nose piercing and spirit poles -- Chapter XI: Asmat headhunting and the initiation of male adolescents -- Chapter XII: Conclusions -- Chapter XIII: Epilogue -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.This study, based on a lifelong involvement with New Guinea, compares the culture of the Kamoro (18,000 people) with that of their eastern neighbours, the Asmat (40,000), both living on the south coast of West Papua, Indonesia. The comparison, showing substantial differences as well as striking similarities, contributes to a deeper understanding of both cultures. Part I looks at Kamoro society and culture through the window of its ritual cycle, framed by gender. Part II widens the view, offering in a comparative fashion a more detailed analysis of the socio-political and cosmo-mythological setting of the Kamoro and the Asmat rituals. Next is a systematic comparison of the rituals. The comparison includes a cross-cultural, structural analysis of relevant myths. This publication is of interest to scholars and students in Oceanic studies and those drawn to the comparative study of cultures. Jan Pouwer (1924) started his career as a government anthropologist in West New Guinea in the 1950s and 1960s, with periods of intensive fieldwork, in particular among the Kamoro. A distinguished anthropologist, he held professorships at universities around the world.Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde258.Mimika (Indonesian people)Asmat (Indonesian people)Asmat (Indonesian people)fastEthnologyfastManners and customsfastMimika (Indonesian people)fastRitualfastSex rolefastSocial conditionsfastPapua Barat (Indonesia)Social conditionsPapua Barat (Indonesia)Social life and customsIndonesiaPapua Baratfastindonesiapapua cultureoceanic studiesanthropologygender studiesAsmat peopleCanoeHeadhuntingKamoroKamoro languageSagoMimika (Indonesian people)Asmat (Indonesian people)Asmat (Indonesian people)Ethnology.Manners and customs.Mimika (Indonesian people)Ritual.Sex role.Social conditions.953.0049912Pouwer Jan800895NL-LeKBNL-LeKBUkMaJRUBOOK9910141842403321Gender, ritual and social formation in West Papua2010447UNINA