Head-hunters about themselves : an ethnographic report from Irian Jaya, Indonesia / J.H.M.C. Boelaars.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boelaars, J. H. M. C. (Jan Honoré Maria Cornelis), author.

Series:

Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde 92.

Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde ; 92

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Yaqay (Indonesian people).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 296 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps; digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Brill 1981

The Hague : Nijhoff, 1981.

Language Note:

In English with some text in Yaqay.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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 the enduring interest and support of the late Mgr. H. Tillemans, m. s. c. , archbishop of Merauke. I wish to dedicate this book to his memory. my studies, written in Dutch, appeared in 1958 A first summary of under the tide Papoea's aan de Mappi. Further research in the area persuaded me that some of my previous views needed correction and that publication of more data was necessary as weIl. In 1969 I finished the Dutch draft of the present book. For its translation I was very fortuna te to have help of my colleague Mr. M. van Dijck. It appeared that the text was too long and had to be reduced to better, workable my homework for the following years. The final proportions. That was draft was corrected by my friend Dr. W. Beek, former teacher of English at several colleges, and finally retyped by Father A. Bodden, m. s. c. I owe all of these people my sincere thanks for the many hours spent on this work.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

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ISBN:

90-04-28723-X

OCLC:

644251379

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004287235 DOI

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access