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Stealing People'S Names

History And Politics In A Sepik River Cosmology

by Simon J. (University Of Ulster) Harrison
language: english
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, September of 1990 ‧
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Among the people of Avatip, a community in the Sepik region of Papua New Guinea, the most prestigious and valued forms of wealth are personal names. In this intriguing study, Simon Harrison analyses the significance of names in the context of Avatip ritual, cosmology and concepts of the person.

Stealing People'S Names

History And Politics In A Sepik River Cosmology

by Simon J. (University Of Ulster) Harrison

Property Description
ISBN: 9780521385046
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Release Date: September of 1990
Language: English
Cover: Hardcover
Pages: 238
Format: Book
Collection: Cambridge Studies In Social And Cultural Anthropology
Categories: Books in English > Social Sciences and Humanities > Anthropology
EAN: 9780521385046

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