The Tuma underworld of love : erotic and other narrative songs of the Trobriand islanders and their spirits of the dead / Gunter Senft.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Senft, Gunter, 1952-

Series:

Culture and language use ; v. 5.

Culture and language use ; v. 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kiriwinian language.

Trobriand Islands (Papua New Guinea)--Languages.

Trobriand Islands (Papua New Guinea).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (156 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Trobriand Islanders' eschatological belief system explains what happens when someone dies. Bronislaw Malinowski described essentials of this eschatology in his articles ""Baloma: the Spirits of the Dead in the Trobriand Islands"" and ""Myth in Primitive Psychology"". There he also presented the Trobrianders' belief that a ""baloma"" can be reborn; he claimed that Trobrianders are unaware of the father's role as genitor. This volume presents a critical review of Malinowski's ethnography of Trobriand eschatology - finally settling the ""virgin birth"" controversy. It also documents the ritua

Contents:

The Tuma Underworld of Love; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication; Table of contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Appendix I; Appendix II; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9786613314789

9781283314787

1283314789

9789027284693

9027284695

OCLC:

757261184

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access.