Cosmologies in the making: a generative approach to cultural variation in inner new guinea
Auteur :
Barth, Fredrik
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521387354
Date de publication :
26 janv. 1990
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 0,7 cm
Poids :
180 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In this book, Fredrik Barth examines the changes that have taken place in the secret cosmological lore transmitted in male initiation ceremonies among the Mountain Ok of Inner New Guinea, and offers a new way of explaining how cultural change occurs.