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Tikopia ritual and belief / Raymond Firth.
Record details
- Physical Description: 374 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Publisher: Boston : Beacon Press [1967]
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Bibliographical footnotes.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Outline of Tikopia culture -- Ceremonies for children -- Privilege ceremonies -- Bond friendship -- Suicide and risk-taking -- Rumour in a primitive society; with A note on the theory of Cargo cults -- Meaning of dreams -- Analysis of mana: an empirical approach -- Sociology of magic -- Ritual adzes in Tikopia -- Totemism in Polynesia -- Economics and ritual in sago extraction -- Plasticity of myth -- Individual fantasy and social norms: seances with spirit mediums -- Fate of the soul -- Commentary.
- Language Note:
- Includes text in Tikopia.
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- Subject:
- Tikopia language > Texts.
Tikopia (Solomon Islands people)
Rites and ceremonies > Polynesia.
Tikopia language.
Rites and ceremonies.
Polynesia.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | GN 473 .F47 1967 | 247237 | Stacks | Available | - |