Name: Gender, Ritual and Social Formation in West Papua: A Configurational Analysis Comparing Kamoro and Asmat (en Inglés)
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Author: Pouwer, Jan
ISBN: 9789067183253

portada Gender, Ritual and Social Formation in West Papua: A Configurational Analysis Comparing Kamoro and Asmat (en Inglés)

Gender, Ritual and Social Formation in West Papua: A Configurational Analysis Comparing Kamoro and Asmat (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Jan Pouwer

Editorial

Brill

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

314

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

23.9x16x2 cm

Peso

0.50 kg.

ISBN

9789067183253

ISBN13

9789067183253

Categorías

Europa
Estudios étnicos
Historia de europa
Geografía humana

Gender, Ritual and Social Formation in West Papua: A Configurational Analysis Comparing Kamoro and Asmat (en Inglés)

Jan Pouwer (Autor) · Brill · Tapa Blanda

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Reseña del libro "Gender, Ritual and Social Formation in West Papua: A Configurational Analysis Comparing Kamoro and Asmat (en Inglés)"

This 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.