Argonauts of the Western Pacific
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Argonauts of the Western Pacific

An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea

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  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Argonauts of the Western Pacific

An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea

About this book

First published in 1922, this classic text examines the extensive and complex trading system maintained by the Trobriand Islanders. While the main theme is economics and social organization, the power of magic, mythology and folklore are also examined.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2002
eBook ISBN
9781134875245
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Anthropology
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. COVER PAGE
  2. TITLE PAGE
  3. COPYRIGHT PAGE
  4. PREFACE
  5. FOREWORD BY THE AUTHOR
  6. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  7. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  8. INTRODUCTION THE SUBJECT, METHOD AND SCOPE OF THIS INQUIRY
  9. CHAPTER I: THE COUNTRY AND INHABITANTS OF THE KULA DISTRICT
  10. CHAPTER II: THE NATIVES OF THE TROBRIAND ISLANDS
  11. CHAPTER III: THE ESSENTIALS OF THE KULA
  12. CHAPTER IV: CANOES AND SAILING
  13. CHAPTER V: THE CEREMONIAL BUILDING OF A WAGA
  14. CHAPTER VI: LAUNCHING OF A CANOE AND CEREMONIAL VISITINGā€”TRIBAL ECONOMICS IN THE TROBRIANDS
  15. CHAPTER VII: THE DEPARTURE OF AN OVERSEAS EXPEDITION
  16. CHAPTER VIII: THE FIRST HALT OF THE FLEET ON MUWA
  17. CHAPTER IX: SAILING ON THE SEA-ARM OF PILOLU
  18. CHAPTER X: THE STORY OF SHIPWRECK
  19. CHAPTER XI: IN THE AMPHLETTSā€”SOCIOLOGY OF THE KULA
  20. CHAPTER XII: IN TEWARA AND SANAROAā€” MYTHOLOGY OF THE KULA
  21. CHAPTER XIII: ON THE BEACH OF SARUBWOYNA
  22. CHAPTER XIV: THE KULA IN DOBUā€”TECHNICALITIES OF THE EXCHANGE
  23. CHAPTER XV: THE JOURNEY HOMEā€”THE FISHING AND WORKING OF THE KALOMA SHELL
  24. CHAPTER XVI: THE RETURN VISIT OF THE DOBUANS TO SINAKETA
  25. CHAPTER XVII: MAGIC AND THE KULA
  26. CHAPTER XVIII: THE POWER OF WORDS IN MAGICā€” SOME LINGUISTIC DATA
  27. CHAPTER XIX: THE INLAND KULA
  28. CHAPTER XX: EXPEDITIONS BETWEEN KIRIWINA AND KITAVA
  29. CHAPTER XXI: THE REMAINING BRANCHES AND OFFSHOOTS OF THE KULA
  30. CHAPTER XXII: THE MEANING OF THE KULA
  31. PLATES