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"Where Will You Sleep Tonight?" The Samo Longhouse, A Metaphor Of Spatial And Social Structure, R. Daniel Shaw
"Where Will You Sleep Tonight?" The Samo Longhouse, A Metaphor Of Spatial And Social Structure, R. Daniel Shaw
Pacific Studies
The juxtaposition of physical space and social interaction among the precontact Samo people of Papua New Guinea's east Strickland Plain is analyzed through a rich cultural metaphor reflecting on where people habitually sleep. Where a person sleeps establishes individual status within the collectivity of a household, which is identified as both a dwelling and an interactive group of family-oriented people. A longhouse was typically built on a ridgetop amid gardens, sago-lined swamp, and surrounding forest, together creating an economic environment that, in effect, fed the community. Similarly, social space was created through the reciprocal exchange of female siblings that enabled …
Nicholas Modjeska's Review Of Maria Lepowsky's Fruit Of The Motherland: Gender In An Egalitarian Society And Raymond C. Kelly's Constructing Inequality: The Fabrication Of A Hierarchy Of Virtue Among The Etoro, Nicholas Modjeska
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Lisette Josephides's Review Of Maria Lepowsky's Fruit Of The Motherland: Gender In An Egalitarian Society And Raymond C. Kelly's Constructing Inequality: The Fabrication Of A Hierarchy Of Virtue Among The Etoro, Lisette Josephides
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Peggy Reeves Sanday's Review Of Maria Lepowsky's Fruit Of The Motherland: Gender In An Egalitarian Society And Raymond C. Kelly's Constructing Inequality: The Fabrication Of A Hierarchy Of Virtue Among The Etoro, Peggy Reeves Sanday
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Marta Rohatynskyj's Review Of Maria Lepowsky's Fruit Of The Motherland: Gender In An Egalitarian Society And Raymond C. Kelly's Constructing Inequality: The Fabrication Of A Hierarchy Of Virtue Among The Etoro, Marta Rohatynskyj
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Marilyn Strathern's Review Of Maria Lepowsky's Fruit Of The Motherland: Gender In An Egalitarian Society And Raymond C. Kelly's Constructing Inequality: The Fabrication Of A Hierarchy Of Virtue Among The Etoro, Marilyn Strathern
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Response: Raymond C. Kelly Rethinking Regimes Of Social Inequality, Raymond C. Kelly
Response: Raymond C. Kelly Rethinking Regimes Of Social Inequality, Raymond C. Kelly
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Response: Maria Lepowsky Gender, Egalitarian Societies, And The Writing Of Pacific Anthropology, Maria Lepowsky
Response: Maria Lepowsky Gender, Egalitarian Societies, And The Writing Of Pacific Anthropology, Maria Lepowsky
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
The Sio Story Of Male, Thomas G. Harding, Stephen A. Clark
The Sio Story Of Male, Thomas G. Harding, Stephen A. Clark
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Namor’S Odyssey: Mythical, Metaphors And History In Siassi, Alice Pomponio
Namor’S Odyssey: Mythical, Metaphors And History In Siassi, Alice Pomponio
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
The Legend Of Titikolo: An Anêm Genesis, William R. Thurston
The Legend Of Titikolo: An Anêm Genesis, William R. Thurston
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Namor’S Odyssey: Mythical, Metaphors And History In Siassi, Alice Pomponio
Namor’S Odyssey: Mythical, Metaphors And History In Siassi, Alice Pomponio
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Kulbob And Manub: Past And Future Creator Deities Of Karkar Island, Romola Mcswain
Kulbob And Manub: Past And Future Creator Deities Of Karkar Island, Romola Mcswain
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
The Legacy Of Moro The Snake-Man In Bariai, Naomi M. Mcpherson
The Legacy Of Moro The Snake-Man In Bariai, Naomi M. Mcpherson
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Kulbob And Manub: Past And Future Creator Deities Of Karkar Island, Romola Mcswain
Kulbob And Manub: Past And Future Creator Deities Of Karkar Island, Romola Mcswain
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
The Sio Story Of Male, Thomas G. Harding, Stephen A. Clark
The Sio Story Of Male, Thomas G. Harding, Stephen A. Clark
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
The Legacy Of Moro The Snake-Man In Bariai, Naomi M. Mcpherson
The Legacy Of Moro The Snake-Man In Bariai, Naomi M. Mcpherson
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
The Legend Of Titikolo: An Anêm Genesis, William R. Thurston
The Legend Of Titikolo: An Anêm Genesis, William R. Thurston
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Book Review Forum On Richard J. Parmentier's The Sacred Remains: Myth, History, And Polity In Belau, Richard J. Parmentier, Mac Marshall, Mary S. Mccutcheon, Deverne Reed Smith
Book Review Forum On Richard J. Parmentier's The Sacred Remains: Myth, History, And Polity In Belau, Richard J. Parmentier, Mac Marshall, Mary S. Mccutcheon, Deverne Reed Smith
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Person, Assertion, And Marriage: On The Nature Of Household Violence In Bun, Nancy Mcdowell
Person, Assertion, And Marriage: On The Nature Of Household Violence In Bun, Nancy Mcdowell
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Brigitta Hauser-Schäublin's Review Of Barbara Huber-Greub's Kokospalmenmenschen. Boden Und Alltag Und Ihre Bedeutung Im Selbstverständnis Der Abelam Von Kimbangwa (East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea), Brigitta Hauser-Schäublin
Brigitta Hauser-Schäublin's Review Of Barbara Huber-Greub's Kokospalmenmenschen. Boden Und Alltag Und Ihre Bedeutung Im Selbstverständnis Der Abelam Von Kimbangwa (East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea), Brigitta Hauser-Schäublin
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Leopold Pospisil's Review Of Lisette Josephides's The Production Of Inequality: Gender And Exchange Among The Kewa, Leopold Pospisil
Leopold Pospisil's Review Of Lisette Josephides's The Production Of Inequality: Gender And Exchange Among The Kewa, Leopold Pospisil
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Phyllis S. Herda's Review Of Edwin N. Ferdon's Early Tonga: As The Explorers Saw It, 1616-1810, Phyllis S. Herda
Phyllis S. Herda's Review Of Edwin N. Ferdon's Early Tonga: As The Explorers Saw It, 1616-1810, Phyllis S. Herda
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
H. G. A. Hughes's Review Of Jean-Paul Latouche's Mythistoire Tungaru: Cosmologies Et Généalogies Aux Îles Gilbert, H. G. A. Hughes
H. G. A. Hughes's Review Of Jean-Paul Latouche's Mythistoire Tungaru: Cosmologies Et Généalogies Aux Îles Gilbert, H. G. A. Hughes
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
H. G. A. Hughes's Review Of Jean-Paul Latouche's Mythistoire Tungaru: Cosmologies Et Généalogies Aux Îles Gilbert, H. G. A. Hughes
H. G. A. Hughes's Review Of Jean-Paul Latouche's Mythistoire Tungaru: Cosmologies Et Généalogies Aux Îles Gilbert, H. G. A. Hughes
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
George E. Marcus's Review Of Antony Hooper And Judith Huntsman's Transformations Of Polynesian Culture, George E. Marcus
George E. Marcus's Review Of Antony Hooper And Judith Huntsman's Transformations Of Polynesian Culture, George E. Marcus
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
The Road To Power Is A Chainsaw: Villages And Innovation In Western Samoa, Cluny Macpherson
The Road To Power Is A Chainsaw: Villages And Innovation In Western Samoa, Cluny Macpherson
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Malosi: A Psychological Exploration Of Mead's And Freeman's Work And Of Samoan Aggression, Jeannette Marie Mageo
Malosi: A Psychological Exploration Of Mead's And Freeman's Work And Of Samoan Aggression, Jeannette Marie Mageo
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
James G. Flanagan's Review Of Brenda Johnson Clay's Mandak Realities: Person And Power In Central New Ireland, James G. Flanagan
James G. Flanagan's Review Of Brenda Johnson Clay's Mandak Realities: Person And Power In Central New Ireland, James G. Flanagan
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
The Dialectics Of Power In The Maori Creation Myth, Samuel K. Parker
The Dialectics Of Power In The Maori Creation Myth, Samuel K. Parker
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.