Argonauts Of The Western Pacific - An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea - With 5 maps, 65 Illustrations and 2 Figures

Bronislaw Malinowski

• Publisher: Malinowski Press
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN:
  9781406752564
  9781443727907
• eBook ISBN:
  9781447496908
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Cultural & Social Anthropology
• Index: Social Sciences

This fascinating book contains an account of native enterprise and adventure in the archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea, with five maps, sixty five illustrations, and two figures. The content of this book is derived from the author's personal experiences with the natives, watching them daily at work and at play, conversing with them in their own tongue, and deriving all his information from the surest sources. A unique insight in the the lives of the native inhabitants of this area, this volume will be of much utility to those with a keen interest in anthropology or Melanesian New Guinea, and it would make for a wonderful addition to any personal collection. The chapters of this book include: 'The Subject, Method, and Scope of this Inquiry', 'The Country and Inhabitants of the Kula District', 'The Natives of the Trobriand Islands', 'The Essentials of the Kula', 'Canoes and Sailing', 'The Ceremonial Building of a Waga', et cetera. This volume is being republished now complete with a new introductory biography of the author

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Dedication
• Preface
• Foreword
• Acknowledgements
• Table of Contents
• Introduction: The Subject, Method and Scope of This Enquiry
• I The Country and Inhabitants of the Kula District
• II The Natives of the Trobriand Islands
• III The Essentials of the Kula
• IV Canoes and Sailing
• V The Ceremonial Building of a Waga
• VI Launching of a Canoe and Ceremonial Visiting—Tribal Economics in the Trobriands
• VII The Departure of an Overseas Expedition
• VIII The First Halt of the Fleet on Muwa
• IX Sailing on the Sea-arm of Pilolu
• X The Story of Shipwreck
• XI In the Amphletts—Sociology of the Kula
• XII In Tewara and Sanaroa—Mythology of the Kula
• XIII On the Beach of Sarubwoyna
• XIV The Kula in Dobu—Technicalities of the Exchange
• XV The Journey Home—The Fishing and Working of the Kaloma Shell
• XVI The Return Visit of the Dobuans to Sinaketa
• XVII Magic and the Kula
• XVIII The Power of Words in Magic—Some Linguistic Data
• XIX The Inland Kula
• XX Expeditions Between Kiriwina and Kitava
• XXI The Remaining Branches and Offshoots of The Kula
• XXII The Meaning of the Kula
• Index