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100 1 _aPouwer, Jan.
245 1 0 _aGender, ritual and social formation in West Papua ; A configurational analysis comparing Kamoro and Asmat.
264 1 _aLeiden :
_bKITLV Press,
_c2010.
300 _a1 online resource (xii + 300 pages)
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aVerhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde ;
_v258
505 0 0 _aPreliminary Material -- Chapter I: Prologue -- Chapter II: The ‘female’ contribution to life: Ema Kame rituals -- Chapter III: The ‘male’ contribution to life: Kaware ritual -- Chapter IV: The initiation of male adolescents -- Chapter V: Marking death -- Chapter VI: The theory of comparison and the context of the rituals -- Chapter VII: Ema Kame and Emak Cem -- Chapter VIII: Honouring the dead: Asmat display and performance -- Chapter IX: Male to female: Social opposition versus communal solidarity -- Chapter X: Initiating young males and commemorating the dead: On nose piercing and spirit poles -- Chapter XI: Asmat headhunting and the initiation of male adolescents -- Chapter XII: Conclusions -- Chapter XIII: Epilogue -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.
506 _aAvailable to subscribing member institutions only.
520 _aThis study, based on a lifelong involvement with New Guinea, compares the culture of the Kamoro (18,000 people) with that of their eastern neighbours, the Asmat (40,000), both living on the south coast of West Papua, Indonesia. The comparison, showing substantial differences as well as striking similarities, contributes to a deeper understanding of both cultures. Part I looks at Kamoro society and culture through the window of its ritual cycle, framed by gender. Part II widens the view, offering in a comparative fashion a more detailed analysis of the socio-political and cosmo-mythological setting of the Kamoro and the Asmat rituals. These are closely linked with their social formations: matrilineally oriented for the Kamoro, patrilineally for the Asmat. Next is a systematic comparison of the rituals. Kamoro culture revolves around cosmological connections, ritual and play, whereas the Asmat central focus is on warfare and headhunting. Because of this difference in cultural orientation, similar, even identical, ritual acts and myths differ in meaning. The comparison includes a cross-cultural, structural analysis of relevant myths. This publication is of interest to scholars and students in Oceanic studies and those drawn to the comparative study of cultures. Full text (Open Access)
546 _aEnglish.
650 0 _aMimika (Indonesian people)
650 0 _aAsmat (Indonesian people)
650 7 _aAsmat (Indonesian people)
_2fast
650 7 _aEthnology.
_2fast
650 7 _aManners and customs.
_2fast
650 7 _aMimika (Indonesian people)
_2fast
650 7 _aRitual.
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650 7 _aSex role.
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650 7 _aSocial conditions.
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651 0 _aPapua Barat (Indonesia)
_xSocial conditions.
651 0 _aPapua Barat (Indonesia)
_xSocial life and customs.
651 7 _aIndonesia
_zPapua Barat.
_2fast
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aPouwer, Jan.
_tGender, ritual and social formation in West Papua.
_dLeiden : KITLV Press, 2010
_z9789067183253
_w(DLC) 2012364128
_w(OCoLC)526084116
830 0 _aVerhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde
_v258.
830 0 _aKITLV Press Special E-Book Collection, 2007-2012, ISBN: 9789004248687.
856 4 _zDOI:
_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004253728
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