Title The Cassowary's revenge : the life and death of masculinity in a New Guinea society / Donald Tuzin

Published Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press, 1997

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W'PONDS	306.0899912 Tuz/Crt		AVAILABLE

Description xiii, 256 pages, 9 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm Series Worlds of desire Worlds of desire. Contents Ch. 1. Going Home -- Ch. 2. The Mission -- Ch. 3. The Repeal of Custom -- Ch. 4. The Cassowary and the Swan Maiden -- Ch. 5. The Web of True Prophecy -- Ch. 6. Millennium -- Ch. 7. Fear in the Heart -- Ch. 8. Sanctuary Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-245) and index Subject Arapesh (Papua New Guinean people) -- Psychology. Arapesh (Papua New Guinean people) -- Religion. Arapesh (Papua New Guinean people) -- Rites and ceremonies. Cults -- Papua New Guinea -- Ilahita. Masculinity -- Papua New Guinea -- Ilahita. Parricide -- Papua New Guinea -- Ilahita. Parricide. SUBJECT Ilahita (Papua New Guinea) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96120311 -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001008851 LC no. 96040395 ISBN 0226819507 0226819515

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