Asiwinarong - Ethos, Image, and Social Power Among the Usen Barok of New Ireland

Professor Wagner's study of Barok social and ritual life pays special attention to the men's-house feasting cycle. The kaba. or culminating death feast" of that cycle, is invoked by the word "asiwinarong," which symbolizes the leadership succession on which Barok claims to ethical integrity and precedence rest.

Originally published in 1986.

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Roy Wagner

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Professor Wagner's study of Barok social and ritual life pays special attention to the men's-house feasting cycle. The kaba. or culminating death feast" of that cycle, is invoked by the word "asiwinarong," which symbolizes the leadership succession on which Barok claims to ethical integrity and precedence rest Originally published in 1986. The Pr

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• Authors: Roy Wagner, Wagner Roy
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.07.2014
• EAN: 9780691610924
• ISBN: 978-0-691-61092-4
• No. of pages: 280
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library; Princeton Legacy Library
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Ethnic Studies, United States of America, USA, Relating to Native American people, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Native American Studies