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The Trobrianders of Papua New Guinea

by: Weiner, Annette B.

The Trobrianders of Papua New Guinea

by: Weiner, Annette B.

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9780030119194
ISBN 10:
0030119197
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 01/04/1988
Publisher: Cengage Learning

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Summary

This re-examination of the Trobrianders of Papua New Guinea, the people described in Malinowski?s classic ethnographic work of the early 20th century, provides a balanced view of the society from a male and female perspective, including coverage of new discoveries about the importance of woman?s work and wealth in the society.

Foreword

vii

(4)

Acknowledgments

(8)

List of Illustrations

xix

Introduction

(16)

A Sacred Place

(3)

Ethnographic Comparisons

(6)

Trobriand History, Geography, and Language

(3)

Trobrianders Today

(4)

1 The Trobrianders: Past and Present

(16)

A Tragic Return

(2)

Earlier Times

(4)

Expectation and Disappointment

(2)

A History of Resisting Change

(2)

An Extraordinary Discovery

(6)

2 Death and the Work of Mourning

(18)

Uwelasi's Death

(3)

"Owners" and "Workers"

(3)

The Threat of Sorcery

(2)

"Carrying" the Dead Person

(2)

Keeping the Dead Alive

(8)

3 Fathers and Matrilineality

(14)

Interrupted Sleep

(2)

Birth and Ancestors

(3)

The Other Matrilineage

(2)

A Father's Care

(3)

"Hard Words"

(4)

4 Youth and Sexuality

(16)

Waiting and Watching

(1)

Adolescent Sexuality

(3)

Seduction with Magic

(2)

Choosing One Lover

(2)

Looking for a Spouse

(4)

Eating Yams Together

(4)

5 Marriage and the Politics of Yams

(16)

Yam Gardens

(3)

Yams as Wealth

(2)

The First Exchanges at Marriage

(2)

Yams and Sexuality

(3)

Women and the Politics of Yam Exchanges

(2)

Men and Their Yam Houses

(4)

6 Chiefs and Hierarchy

(14)

A Chief's Visit

(2)

What the Ancestors Brought

(4)

The Differences Yams Make

103

(3)

Finding Wives

106

(2)

Power and Fear

108

(3)

7 Men Working for Women

111

(14)

Harvest Competitions

111

(5)

Death and Women's Wealth

116

(3)

The Need for Bundles

119

(6)

8 The Regeneration of Matrilineality

125

(14)

The Women's Mortuary Distribution

125

(2)

Fathers and Daughters

127

(1)

The Bundle Distribution

128

(4)

The End of Lisaladabu

132

(2)

The Regeneration of Matrilineal Identity

134

(5)

9 Kula and the Search for Fame

139

(20)

"Argonauts" on Kula Voyages

139

(6)

The Basis of Kula: Ceremonial or Utilitarian

145

(1)

Kula in Historical Perspective

146

(2)

Working for Kula

148

(4)

The Circulation of a Kitomu

152

(2)

The Meaning of Kula

154

(5)

10 Conclusion

159

(10)

The Power in Objects

159

(4)

The Pathos in Objects

163

(2)

Tradition and Change

165

(4)

Glossary of Kiriwina Words and Anthropological Terms

169

(4)

References Cited

173

(8)

Films about the Trobriand Islands

181

(2)

Index

183

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The Trobrianders of Papua New Guinea

The Trobrianders of Papua New Guinea

9780030119194

0030119197

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