Gender, ritual and social formation in West Papua : a configurational analysis comparing Kamoro and Asmat / / Jan Pouwer
| Gender, ritual and social formation in West Papua : a configurational analysis comparing Kamoro and Asmat / / Jan Pouwer |
| Autore | Pouwer Jan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden - Boston, : Brill, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 300 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 953.0049912 |
| Collana | Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde |
| Soggetto topico |
Mimika (Indonesian people)
Asmat (Indonesian people) Ethnology Manners and customs Ritual Sex role Social conditions |
| Soggetto non controllato |
indonesia
papua culture oceanic studies anthropology gender studies Asmat people Canoe Headhunting Kamoro Kamoro language Sago |
| ISBN | 90-04-25372-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910141842403321 |
Pouwer Jan
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| Leiden - Boston, : Brill, 2010 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Gender, ritual and social formation in West Papua : a configurational analysis comparing Kamoro and Asmat / / Jan Pouwer
| Gender, ritual and social formation in West Papua : a configurational analysis comparing Kamoro and Asmat / / Jan Pouwer |
| Autore | Pouwer Jan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden - Boston, : Brill, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 300 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 953.0049912 |
| Collana | Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde |
| Soggetto topico |
Mimika (Indonesian people)
Asmat (Indonesian people) Ethnology Manners and customs Ritual Sex role Social conditions |
| Soggetto non controllato |
indonesia
papua culture oceanic studies anthropology gender studies Asmat people Canoe Headhunting Kamoro Kamoro language Sago |
| ISBN | 90-04-25372-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996210411703316 |
Pouwer Jan
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| Leiden - Boston, : Brill, 2010 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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