| Description |
1 online resource (x, 156 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Introduction: gathering the threads of the flow of life / Pamela J. Stewart, Andrew Strathern -- The scent of sweat: notions of witchcraft and morality in Inanwatan / Dianne van Oosterhout -- The Manes Kaya healing rite: blood, sago, and sacred cloths for the ancestors / Ien Courtens -- A comparative discussion of witchcraft and healing rituals / Pamela J. Stewart, Andrew Strathern -- Substance transfer: conception, growth, and nurturance in highlands Papua New Guinea / Pamela J. Stewart, Andrew Strathern -- The Wöp cult: water power / Pamela J. Stewart, Andrew Strathern -- Mind substance / Pamea J Stewart, Andrew Strathern -- Conclusion: mediating opposites / Pamela J. Stewart, Andrew Strathern |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Ethnology -- New Guinea.
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Human body -- Social aspects -- New Guinea
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Body fluids -- Social aspects -- New Guinea
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Rites and ceremonies -- New Guinea
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Body fluids.
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Mental healing.
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Medicine, Traditional
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Body Fluids
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Human Body
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Mental Healing
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Mind-Body Relations, Metaphysical
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Mental healing
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Body fluids
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Ethnology
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Human body -- Social aspects
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Manners and customs
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Rites and ceremonies
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Menselijk lichaam.
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Riten.
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Papoea's.
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New Guinea -- Social life and customs
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Papua New Guinea |
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New Guinea
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Strathern, Andrew
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| LC no. |
00031204 |
| ISBN |
0313096937 |
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9780313096938 |
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