To Sing with Pigs Is Human The Concept of Person in Papua New Guinea / Jane C. Goodale.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goodale, Jane Carter, (1926- ...)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Self-perception.

Manners and customs.

Kaulong (Papua New Guinean people)--Social life and customs.

Kaulong (Papua New Guinean people)--Psychology.

Identity (Psychology).

Gender identity.

Big man (Melanesia).

Big man (Melanesie)--Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinee--Nouvelle-Bretagne.

Big man (Melanesie).

Perception de soi--Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinee--Nouvelle-Bretagne.

Perception de soi.

Identite sexuelle--Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinee--Nouvelle-Bretagne.

Identite sexuelle.

Kaulong (Peuple de Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinee)--Psychologie.

Kaulong (Peuple de Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinee).

Identite (Psychologie)--Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinee--Nouvelle-Bretagne.

Identite (Psychologie).

Kaulong (Peuple de Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinee)--Moeurs et coutumes.

identite--Kaulong (peuple)--moi--* ethnopsychologie.

identite.

Kaulong (peuple)--perception de soi--* ethnopsychologie--Nouvelle-Bretagne (Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinee).

Kaulong (peuple).

Big man (Melanesia)--Papua New Guinea--New Britain Island.

Self-perception--Papua New Guinea--New Britain Island.

Gender identity--Papua New Guinea--New Britain Island.

Identity (Psychology)--Papua New Guinea--New Britain Island.

Kaulong (Papua New Guinean people).

Papua New Guinea--New Britain Island.

Nouvelle-Bretagne (Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinee).

Nouvelle-Bretagne (Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinee)--Moeurs et coutumes.

New Britain Island (Papua New Guinea)--Social life and customs.

New Britain Island (Papua New Guinea).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (310 p.)

Place of Publication:

Seattle : University of Washington Press, 1995.

Summary:

Melanesia has been the research focus of some of anthropology’s legendary names. In the best tradition of Melanesian scholarship, Jane Goodale writes here of the Kaulong who live in the deep forests of New Britain, an island in the vast territory of Papua New Guinea. Even in the last half of the twentieth century, the Kaulong’s contact with the outside world through government patrols and missionaries has been minimal. Their story enhances our understanding of Melanesia and adds new and significant material to the comparison of Oceanic cultures and societies.In the course of her fieldwork with them, Goodale recognized that everything of importance to the Kaulong--every event, every relationship, every transaction--was rooted in their constant quest for recognition as human beings. She addresses here questions central to Kaulong society: What is it that makes an individual human? How is humanity, or personhood, achieved and maintained?In their consuming concern with their status as human beings, the Kaulong mark progress on a continuum from nonhuman (animal-like) to the most respected level of humanity--the political Big Men and Big Women. Knowledge is the key to movement along the continuum, and acquiring, displaying and defending knowledge are at the heart of social interaction. At all-night “singsings,” individuals compete through song in their knowledge of people, places, and many other aspects of their forested world. The sacrifice of pigs and distribution of pork to guests completes the ceremonial display and defense of knowledge and personhood.While To Sing with Pigs will be welcomed by anthropologists and area specialists, it will appeal on a broader level to anyone interested in this still remote part of the world. Goodale's analysis of songs and their ritual context adds unusual depth to the ethnography. Fascinating field photographs and readable text prove again that anthropology can be both scholarly and lively.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1/ The Kaulong and ""Others"": An Interpretive History; 2/ The Management of Knowledge; 3/ In Forest and Garden; 4/ Saying It with Shells; 5/ Pomidan and Polamit: The Kaulong Elite; 6/ We Are All Brothers and Sisters; 7/ The Reproduction of Siblings; 8/ Singing in the Forest; 9/ ""Listen, There Is No Fire"": Songs of Ghosts; 10/ Of Pigs and Humans: Where Forest and Clearing Meet; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-264) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780295801599

029580159X

OCLC:

949885156