Social reproduction and history in melanesia: mortuary ritual, gift exchange, and custom in the tanga islands
Auteur :
Foster, Robert John
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521483322
Date de publication :
27 avr. 1995
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,7 cm
Poids :
430 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Mortuary rites are a feature of social reproduction in much of Melanesia, and this study combines both ethnographic and historical approaches to describe and interpret the large-scale feasts and ceremonial exchanges of gifts that follow upon death in the Tanga Islands, Papua New Guinea.