Tikopia Ritual and Belief (Routledge Revivals)

Informationen zum Autor Raymond Firth Klappentext First published in 1967! this book gives some of the fruits of the author's study of Tikopia ways of thought as the result of three field expeditions. Zusammenfassung First published in 1967, this book gives some of the fruits of the author's study of Tikopia ways of thought as the result of three field expeditions. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Outline of Tikopia Culture 2. Ceremonies for Children 3. Privilege Ceremonies 4. Bond Friendship 5. Suicide and Risk-Taking 6. Rumour in a Primitive Society with a Note on the Theory of 'Cargo' Cults 7. The Meaning of Dreams 8. The Analysis of Mana: An Empirical Approach 9. The Sociology of 'Magic' 10. Ritual Adzes in Tikopia 11. Totemism in Polynesia 12. Economics and Ritual in Sago Extraction 13. The Plasticity of Myth 14. Individual Fantasy and Social Norms: Seances with Spirit Mediums 15. The Fate of the Soul 16. A Commentary

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Raymond Firth, Firth Raymond
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 22.11.2012
• EAN: 9780415694698
• ISBN: 978-0-415-69469-8
• Pages: 386
• Thème: Routledge Revivals
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Philosophie, religion > Autres; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, Society & culture: general, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural anthropology, Society and culture: general