| Description |
xxxiii, 365 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm. |
| Note |
Originally published: Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, 1982. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Roger M. Keesing -- Fetish and fantasy in Sambia initiation / Gilbert H. Herdt -- Ritual forging of identity : aspects of person and self in Bimin-Kuskusmin male initiation / Fitz John Porter Poole -- Bau a ceremonial hunting lodge : an alternative to initiation / Edward L. Schieffelin -- Opposition and complementarity of the sexes in Ndumba initiation / Terence E. Hays and Patricia H. Hays -- Making of men : ritual and meaning in Awa male initiation / Philip L. Newman and David J. Boyd -- Father who bore me : the role of tsambunwaro during Chambri initiation ceremonies / Deborah B. Gewertz -- Ritual violence among the Ilahita Arapesh : the dynamics of moral and religious uncertainty / Donald F. Tuzin. |
| Subject |
Puberty rites -- Papua New Guinea.
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Papua New Guinea -- Social life and customs.
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| Added Author |
Herdt, Gilbert H., 1949-
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| ISBN |
0765804050 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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