Head-hunters about themselves an ethnographic report from Irian Jaya, Indonesia
Every book has its own personal story and my book on the Jaqaj people is no exception. I collected my initial data at the time when the Dutch government was responsible for what is now lrian Jaya, a province of Indonesia. At the time that I worked in the field and gathered my information, I enjoyed...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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The Hague :
Brill
1981
1981. |
| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde
92. |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009424525006719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Part I. Social Framework
- Ch. I. Territorial Organization
- Ch. II Kinship and Marriage
- Ch. III. The Settlement and Daily Pursuits
- Part II. The Life Cycle
- Ch. IV. Pregnancy and Birth, Body and Soul
- Ch. V. Youth
- Ch. VI. Marriage
- Ch. VII. Married Life
- Ch. VIII. Illness and Death
- Part III. Head-Hunting Practices
- Ch. IX. Historical Data
- Ch. X. Training, Motivation and Preparation
- Ch. XI. The Raid
- Ch. XII. Festivities Following the Head-Hunting Raid
- Part IV. Stories and Myths
- Ch. XIII. The Origin of Things
- Ch. XIV. Life of Mankind
- Ch. XV. Spirits and Shades
- Part V. Opinions and Attitudes
- Ch. XVI. Power and Spirits, Beliefs and Practices
- Ch. XVII. Concluding Remarks
- Notes
- Appendices
- I. Division of work
- II. Names of the groups
- III. Bakui -in- wu
- IV. Recurrent Jaqaj terms.
