Cutting cosmos : masculinity and spectacular events among the Bugkalot / Henrik Hvenegaard Mikkelsen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mikkelsen, Henrik Hvenegaard, author.

Series:

Ethnography, theory, experiment ; v. 6.

Ethnography, theory, experiment ; volume 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ilongot (Philippine people)--Social life and customs.

Ilongot (Philippine people).

Ethnology--Philippines--Sierra Madre Mountains.

Ethnology.

Masculinity--Philippines--Sierra Madre Mountains.

Masculinity.

Social structure--Philippines--Sierra Madre Mountains.

Social structure.

Manners and customs.

Philippines--Sierra Madre Mountains.

Physical Description:

ix, 172 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Berghahn Books, [2018]

Summary:

"For the first time in over 30 years, a new ethnographic study emerges on the Bugkalot tribe, more widely known as the Ilongot of the northern Philippines. Exploring the notion of masculinity among the Bugkalot, Cutting Cosmos is not only an experimental, anthropological study of the paradoxes around which Bugkalot society revolves, but also a reflection on anthropological theory and writing. Focusing on the transgressive acts through which masculinity is performed, this book explores the idea of the cosmic cut, the ritual act that enables the Bugkalot man to momentarily hold still the chaotic flows of his world"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Of mist and men

Impartial man

Chaosmology

Ngayo

Power without chief.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Mikkelsen, Henrik Hvenegaard. Cutting cosmos.

ISBN:

9781785337703

178533770X

OCLC:

993109490