Remaking the world: myth, mining, and ritual change among the Duna of Papua New Guinea

2002; Association of College and Research Libraries; Volume: 40; Issue: 04 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5860/choice.40-2255

ISSN

1943-5975

Autores

Pamela J. Stewart, Andrew Strathern,

Tópico(s)

Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights

Resumo

Drawing on both their own fieldwork from 1991 to 1999 and older written sources, Stewart and Strathern explore how the Duna have remade their rituals and associated myths in response to the outside influences of government, Christianity, and large-scale economic development, specifically mining and oil prospecting. The authors provide in-depth ethnographic materials on the Duna and present many detailed descriptions of ritual practices that have been abandoned.

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