Forest of taboos, the: morality, hunting and identity among the huaulu of the moluccas
Auteur :
University of Wisconsin Press
Éditeur :
University of Wisconsin Press
ISBN :
9780299162146
Date de publication :
29 mars 2000
Dimensions :
22,8 x 15,2 x 2,7 cm
Poids :
740 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Contends that the ambivalence felt by all humans about sex, death and eating other animals can be explained by a set of coordinated principles that are expressed in taboos. Valeri evokes the world of the Huaulu, to show the attractions of the animal world which invades the human world in many ways.