A two-volume collection of folktales that were published in Papua New Guinea?s Wantok newspaper. The two-volume collection presents the complete set of 1047 folktales that were originally published from 1972 through 1997 in Tok Pisin.
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Both extraordinary and overwhelming, this monumental two-volume anthology reprints 1,047 Papua folktales that originally appeared in native newspapers from 1972 to 1997. First printed in Tok Pilsin, the pidgin English of Papua, this exhaustive collection represents all of the island nation's provinces and 35 percent of its 700 language/culture groups. Slone, a Berkeley research scientist, includes tales that explore the spectrum of daily life occurrences e.g., birth, death, hunting and gathering, and familiar routines as well as encounters with spiritual beings, monstrous creatures, and more. Sources for each entry are thoroughly documented in headnotes. Aside from the tales, this work features exemplary indexes that identify major motifs and an extensive bibliography that enhances the text significantly. However, as these tales lack revealing comment, they will resonate primarily with the dedicated reader/scholar. Not an essential acquisition, this work will find a limited audience in exhaustive collections of world folklore or those focusing on the South Sea Island region. Richard K. Burns, MSLS, Hatboro, PA
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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"A parcel of gold" "An amazing 2 volumes" "A remarkable collection of ancestor stories" "Gold to the storyteller" -- Swag of Yarns: Australia’s National Storytelling Magazine, Winter 2002
"Zunächst einmal ist die riesige Arbeitsleistung bemerkenswert." [First of all this enormous work is remarkable.] -- Rundbrief: Forum für Mitglieder und Freunde des Pazifik-Netzwerkes, February 2002
"a welcome addition... the richness of the tales themselves shines through... an ultimately satisfying feast... remarkable breadth and diversity" -- Pacific Affairs, vol. 75(3), Fall 2002; Eric Kjellgren
Monumental -- Geoff P. Smith, author of Growing Up with Tok Pisin
"Zunächst einmal ist die riesige Arbeitsleistung bemerkenswert." [First of all this enormous work is remarkable.] -- Rundbrief: Forum für Mitglieder und Freunde des Pazifik-Netzwerkes, February 2002
"a welcome addition... the richness of the tales themselves shines through... an ultimately satisfying feast... remarkable breadth and diversity" -- Pacific Affairs, vol. 75(3), Fall 2002; Eric Kjellgren
Monumental -- Geoff P. Smith, author of Growing Up with Tok Pisin
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Long ago, before there were stone axes in the Highlands, there was an old man and woman who lived in Kunjin Village. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
masalai man, animal revenged, ghost pursues man, galip tree, masalai men, masalai women, devastating ogre, masalai dwelled, very deep forest, huge earth oven, tanget plant, masalai place, ringworm woman, overcomes devastating animal, sago man, scabby boy, cassowary women, karim lek, killing marsupials, galip nuts, garden until the afternoon, rinse the sago, making net bags, slicing person, flesh eaten unwittingly Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Morobe Province, East Sepik Province, Eastern Highlands Province, Southern Highlands Province, West New Britain Province, Madang Province, Enga Province, Simbu Province, North Solomons Province, West Sepik Province, Western Highlands Province, Enga People, East New Britain Province, Agiyi Kuwe, Aru Aru, Port Moresby, Boroko National Capital District, Western Province, Aina Kama, Hagen People, Sepik River, Boiken People, Abelam People, Little Kamun, Big Kamun New!
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Long ago, before there were stone axes in the Highlands, there was an old man and woman who lived in Kunjin Village. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
masalai man, animal revenged, ghost pursues man, galip tree, masalai men, masalai women, devastating ogre, masalai dwelled, very deep forest, huge earth oven, tanget plant, masalai place, ringworm woman, overcomes devastating animal, sago man, scabby boy, cassowary women, karim lek, killing marsupials, galip nuts, garden until the afternoon, rinse the sago, making net bags, slicing person, flesh eaten unwittingly Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Morobe Province, East Sepik Province, Eastern Highlands Province, Southern Highlands Province, West New Britain Province, Madang Province, Enga Province, Simbu Province, North Solomons Province, West Sepik Province, Western Highlands Province, Enga People, East New Britain Province, Agiyi Kuwe, Aru Aru, Port Moresby, Boroko National Capital District, Western Province, Aina Kama, Hagen People, Sepik River, Boiken People, Abelam People, Little Kamun, Big Kamun New!
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- Papua New Guinea atlas: A nation in transition by David King in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Human Biology in Papua New Guinea: The Small Cosmos (Research Monographs on Human Population Biology) by Robert D. Attenborough in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Papua New Guinea by Papua New Guinea. Office of Information. in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Ritualized Homosexuality in Melanesia (Studies in Melanesian Anthropology) by Gilbert H. Herdt in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- New Britain by Wilson on page 316, and Back Matter
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