Title Fijian village / by Buell Quain ; with an introduction by Ruth Benedict

Published Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press, 1948

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Description xvii, 459 pages, 19 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, maps (some folded), genealogical tables ; 23 cm Contents 1. Vanua Levu, an island of Fiji -- 2. The conquest of Fiji -- 3. History and legend at Nakoroka -- 4. Households of Nakoroka -- 5. Livelihood -- 6. Castes and chiefship -- 7. Priests and practitioners -- 8. Kinship -- 9. Life-cycle -- 10. Ceremonies of the life-crises -- 11. Trouble -- 12. Keeping the peace: status and wealth -- 13. Social cohesion at Nakoroka Notes Includes index Bibliography Bibliography: page 449 Subject Ethnology -- Fiji. SUBJECT Fiji http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80049723 -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001008851 Author Benedict, Ruth, 1887-1948. LC no. 48007315

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