Stealing People's Names: History and Politics in a Sepik River Cosmology - Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology - Harrison, Simon J. (University of Ulster) - Books - Cambridge University Press - 9780521026475 - June 1, 2006
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Stealing People's Names: History and Politics in a Sepik River Cosmology - Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology

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Among the people of Avatip, a community in the Sepik region of Papua New Guinea, the most prestigious and valued forms of wealth are personal names. In this intriguing study, Simon Harrison analyses the significance of names in the context of Avatip ritual, cosmology and concepts of the person.


240 pages, black & white illustrations

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released June 1, 2006
ISBN13 9780521026475
Publishers Cambridge University Press
Pages 240
Dimensions 154 × 229 × 16 mm   ·   381 g
Language English  
Series Editor Fortes, Meyer
Series Editor Goody, Jack
Series Editor Leach, Edmund
Series Editor Tambiah, Stanley Jeyaraja

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