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Secrecy & cultural reality : utopian ideologies of the New Guinea men's house / Gilbert Herdt.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Herdt, Gilbert H., 1949-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sambia (Papua New Guinean people)--Rites and ceremonies.
- Sambia (Papua New Guinean people).
- Sambia (Papua New Guinean people)--Sexual behavior.
- Secret societies--Papua New Guinea.
- Secret societies.
- Initiation rites--Papua New Guinea.
- Initiation rites.
- Sex customs--Papua New Guinea.
- Sex customs.
- Male homosexuality--Papua New Guinea.
- Male homosexuality.
- Papua New Guinea--Social life and customs.
- Papua New Guinea.
- Manners and customs.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xviii, 269 pages) : map
- Other Title:
- Secrecy and cultural reality
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan, c2003.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- A compelling study of male ritual secrecy and its impact on the cultures of Melanesia and Papua New Guinea.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-261) and index.
- Description based on information from the publisher.
- ISBN:
- 9780472067619
- 047209761X
- 0472067613
- Publisher Number:
- 10.3998/mpub.11417
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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