UID:
kobvindex_HPB757261184
Format:
1 online resource (156 pages)
ISBN:
9789027284693
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9027284695
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9789027202871
,
9027202877
,
1283314789
,
9781283314787
Series Statement:
Culture and language use ; v. 5
Content:
The Trobriand Islanders' eschatological belief system explains what happens when someone dies. Bronislaw Malinowski described essentials of this eschatology in his articles "Baloma: the Spirits of the Dead in the Trobriand Islands" and "Myth in Primitive Psychology". There he also presented the Trobrianders' belief that a "baloma" can be reborn; he claimed that Trobrianders are unaware of the father's role as genitor. This volume presents a critical review of Malinowski's ethnography of Trobriand eschatology - finally settling the "virgin birth" controversy. It also documents the ritualized an.
Note:
The Tuma Underworld of Love; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication; Table of contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Appendix I; Appendix II; References; Index
Additional Edition:
Print version: Senft, Gunter. Tuma Underworld of Love : Erotic and other narrative songs of the Trobriand Islanders and their spirits of the dead. Amsterdam/Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, ©2011 ISBN 9789027202871
Language:
English
URL:
Connect to online version from DOAB: Directory of Open Access Books. Restricted to current staff and students.
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URL:
MyiLibrary, Table of contents
URL:
http://www.vlebooks.com/vleweb/product/openreader?id=none&isbn=9789027284693
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