From a shattered sun : hierarchy, gender, and alliance in the Tanimbar Islands
1991, 1st edition. Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Spine uniformly sun-toned. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Item #391940
ISBN: 0299131548
Physical description: xvii, 324 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-316) and index. Contents: Approaching Tanimbar : visions and revisions -- Contrastive forms and life processes -- The differentiation of the world -- The recomposition of the world : villages -- The recomposition of the world : houses -- The flow of blood -- The initation of affinal relations -- Valuables and the ideology of exchange -- The continuity of affinal relations -- The recomposition of the world : permanent alliances and the double cycle -- The mobility and immobility of rank -- Appendix 1 : Affiliation and residence in Awear -- Adrogations in Awear. Subjects: Tanimbar (Indonesian people) Marriage customs and rites; Tanimbar (Indonesian people) Kinship; Tanimbar (Indonesian people) Politics and government; Sociale stratificatie; Ethnic groups Culture; Indonesia.
Price: €18.95