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Loading... Journey to the crocodile's nest : an accompanying monograph to the film Mad̲arrpa funeral at Gurka'wuyby Howard Morphy
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Interpretive account of childs funeral at Gurkawuy outstation, Trial Bay; Yolngu social organisation (particularly clan formation and marriage); contact history; outline of religious beliefs including relationship to ancestors, land, law role of songs, dances and painting; attitudes to death and mourning; concept of souls; mortuary practices (including change); names of participants; detailed account of the ceremony; meaning of ritual episodes; sociological analysis of relationships between participants; choice and decision in ceremony construction; Afterword by Ian Dunlop separately annotated. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)393.10994295Social sciences Customs, Etiquette, Folklore Social aspects of Death (Thanatology) Earth burialLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |