| Autore |
Fox James J
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| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Canberra, : ANU Press, 2021
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| Descrizione fisica |
1 electronic resource (366 pages)
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| Disciplina |
959
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| Collana |
Comparative Austronesian Series.
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| Soggetto topico |
Asian history
Australasian & Pacific history
Cultural studies
Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography
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| Soggetto non controllato |
Asia Pacific;Ethnographic;Austronesia;Journeys;Cultural
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Abbreviations -- List of illustrations -- 1. Towards a comparative ethnography of Austronesian 'paths' and 'journeys' -- 2. From paths to traditional territory: Wayfinding and the materialisation of an ancestral homeland -- 3. Testing paths in shamanic performances among the northern Amis of Taiwan -- 4. Funerary speeches and marital investigations in highland Madagascar -- 5. Journeys in quest of cosmic power: Highland heroes in Borneo -- 6. Life, death and journeys of regeneration in Saribas Iban funerary rituals -- 7. The long journey of the rice maiden from Li'o to Tanjung Bunga: A Lamaholot sung narrative (Flores, eastern Indonesia) -- 8. Paths of life and death: Rotenese life-course recitations and the journey to the afterworld -- 9. Winds and seas: Exploring the pulses of place in kula exchange and yam gardening -- 10. On the word ked: The 'way' of being and becoming in Muyuw -- 11. Walking on the village paths: Kanaawoq in Yap and rarahan in Yami -- Contributors -- Index.
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| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910563043903321 |
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Austronesian Paths and Journeys
