<<The>> power of perspective : social ontology and agency on Ambrym Island, Vanuatu

<<The>> power of perspective social ontology and agency on Ambrym Island, Vanuatu

Introduction -- Kinship and sand drawing -- The totalising third party -- The spirals of marriage -- Of yams and men -- The intentionality of ceremonial agency -- Displaying life after death -- The phenomenology of Ambrym exchange -- Conclusions: Denying the gift

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1. Verfasser: Rio, Knut Mikjel (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY u.a. Berghahn 2007
Schlagworte:
Ethnology / Vanuatu / Ambrym > Kinship / Vanuatu / Ambrym > Rites and ceremonies / Vanuatu / Ambrym > Ceremonial exchange / Vanuatu / Ambrym > Ambrym (Vanuatu) / Social life and customs
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Zusammenfassung:Introduction -- Kinship and sand drawing -- The totalising third party -- The spirals of marriage -- Of yams and men -- The intentionality of ceremonial agency -- Displaying life after death -- The phenomenology of Ambrym exchange -- Conclusions: Denying the gift
Beschreibung:XVIII, 270 S. : Ill., graph. Darst., Kt.
ISBN:9781845452933
1845452933