Fluid ontologies : myth, ritual, and philosophy in the highlands of Papua New Guinea / edited by L.R. Goldman and C. Ballard.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Goldman, Laurence.

Ballard, Chris, 1963-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnology--Papua New Guinea--Congresses.

Ethnology.

Papua New Guinea.

Mythology--Papua New Guinea--Congresses.

Mythology.

Rites and ceremonies--Papua New Guinea--Congresses.

Rites and ceremonies.

Papua New Guinea--Religious life and customs--Congresses.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xiv, 172 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Bergin & Garvey, 1998.

Summary:

Attempts to go beyond the idiosyncratic nature of myths in these Papua New Guinea societies and cast the debate about the role of myth in more philosophical terms.

Contents:

Introduction. Fire and Water: Fluid Ontologies in Melanesian Myth / L.R. Goldman, J. Duffield, C. Ballard 1

1. Hand, Voice and Myth in Papua New Guinea / J.F. Weiner 15

2. Sacrifice and Sociality: A Duna Ritual Track / A. Strathern 31

3. Sacrifice and Regeneration among Ipilis: The View from Tipinini / A. Biersack 43

4. The Sun by Night: Huli Moral Topography and Myths of a Time of Darkness / C. Ballard 67

5. A Trickster for All Seasons: The Huli Iba Tiri / L.R. Goldman 87

6. Myths of Containment, Myths of Extension: Creating Relations across Boundaries / L. Josephides 125

7. How the World Turns Upside Down: Changing Geographies of Power and Spiritual Influence among the Gebusi / B.M. Knauft 143.

Notes:

Based on a conference held at the University of Queensland's Emmanuel College in Brisbane, in Sept. 1995.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0897895517

0897895576

OCLC:

37560801