Head-Hunters about Themselves

An Ethnographic Report from Irian Jaya, Indonesia

Copyright Year:
1981
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978-90-04-28723-5
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22 Oct 2014
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Preliminary Material
Pages: I–XV
Introduction
Pages: 1–11
Territorial Organization
Pages: 12–30
Kinship and Marriage
Pages: 31–46
The Settlement and Daily Pursuits
Pages: 47–60
Pregnancy and Birth, Body and Soul
Pages: 61–72
Youth
Pages: 73–86
Marriage
Pages: 87–99
Married Life
Pages: 100–111
Illness and Death
Pages: 112–124
Historical Data
Pages: 125–144
Training, Motivation and Preparation
Pages: 145–156
The Raid
Pages: 157–169
Festivities Following the Head-Hunting Raid
Pages: 170–196
The Origin of Things
Pages: 197–219
Life of Mankind
Pages: 220–238
Spirits and Shades
Pages: 239–251
Power and Spirits, Beliefs and Practices
Pages: 252–266
Concluding Remarks
Pages: 267–273
Notes
Pages: 274–285
Division of work
Pages: 286–287
Names of the Groups
Pages: 288–291
Bakui-in-wu (Bakui-his-mother)
Pages: 292–293
Recurrent Jaqaj Terms
Pages: 294–296
Illustrations and Maps
Pages: 297–316
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Publisher:
Brill
Language:
English
Pages:
xv, 296 pp., b/w ills.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004287235

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