South Coast New Guinea Cultures - History, Comparison, Dialectic

Klappentext South coast New Guinea has long been a focus of ethnographic attention! with its varied cultures! its reputation for flamboyant sexual practices! and its traditions of headhunting. Dr. Knauft examines previous ethnographic material to reanalyze the region's seven major language-culture areas! covering a range of topics including sexuality! social inequality! the status of women! religion! politics and violence. Ethnographically rich and theoretically sophisticated! this book will be essential reading for all those interested in Melanesia! and should be read by anyone concerned with the problems of cultural comparison. Zusammenfassung A reassessment of ethnographic material from south coast New Guinea! covering a range of topics including sexuality! social inequality! the status of women! religion! politics and violence. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. Grounding: 1. Theoretical and ethnographic context; 2. Historical background and regional configuration; Part II. Critique: 3. Sexuality in the regional analysis of south New Guinea; 4. The analytic legacy of homosexual emphasis: language, subsistence, and political economy; 5. Women's status; 6. Trends in comparative analysis; Part III. Reconfiguration: 7. Theoretical reconfiguration; 8. Marind-anim; 9. Symbolic and sociopolitical permutations; 10. Regional characteristics and comparisons; Appendix; Notes; References; Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Knauft Bruce M., Bruce M. Knauft
• Con la collaborazione di: Meyer Fortes (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 25.03.1993
• EAN: 9780521418829
• ISBN: 978-0-521-41882-9
• Pagine: 316
• Serie: Encyclopedia of Mathematics an; Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology
• Categorie: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Politica; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Etnologia > Etnologia; Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural anthropology, Physical anthropology