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This review is from: Symbolism and Ritual in Irian Jaya (Paperback)
This book contains five papers about four little-known Papuan peoples.The first describes the traditions and symbolism associated with marriage, pregnancy and child-birth among the Bauzi of the northern Lake Plains region. The 2nd and 3rd deal with the myths of the north coast Orya people, and the conflicts that arose in their culture now that they can no longer kill to prove manhood! The 4th introduces the world-view of the Iau living along the Rouffaer River, examining both the "real" and the spirit world. The 5th paper describes women's life among the Mpur who live in the north of the Bird's Head Peninsula. All papers were written by authors who spent years among these peoples gaining fluency in their languages. |
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Symbolism and Ritual in Irian Jaya by Marilyn Gregerson (Paperback - Mar. 1998)
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