Ways of Baloma : Rethinking Magic and Kinship from the Trobriands.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (516 pages)
- Malinowski Monographs .
- Malinowski Monographs .
Intro -- Contents -- Analytical table of contents -- List of figures -- Foreword by Eduardo Viveiros de Castro -- Preface by Tabalu Paramount Chief Pulayasi Daniel, OBE -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter one - Introduction -- Chapter two - Theoretical orientations -- Chapter three - The magical powers of baloma -- Chapter four - Baloma creations and procreations -- Chapter five - Bwekasa -- Chapter six - Cycles of reproduction and reincarnationas bwekasa sacrifice -- Chapter seven - Taboos, totems, and Tuma -- Chapter eight - The supreme puzzle -- Chapter nine - Conclusion -- Glossary -- References -- Index of general terms -- Index of personal names.
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Trobriand Islands (Papua New Guinea) -- Social life and customs.