Stealing people's names: history and politics in a sepik river cosmology
Auteur :
Harrison, Simon J.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521026475
Date de publication :
1 juin 2006
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,4 x 1,6 cm
Poids :
381 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Among the people of Avatip, a community in the Sepik region of Papua New Guinea, the most prestigious and valued forms of wealth are personal names. In this intriguing study, Simon Harrison analyses the significance of names in the context of Avatip ritual, cosmology and concepts of the person.