The Tuma underworld of love : : erotic and other narrative songs of the Trobriand islanders and their spirits of the dead / / Gunter Senft.
The Trobriand Islanders' eschatological belief system explains what happens when someone dies. Bronislaw Malinowski described essentials of this eschatology in his articles ""Baloma: the Spirits of the Dead in the Trobriand Islands"" and ""Myth in Primitive Psychol...
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| Superior document: | Culture and language use ; v. 5 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2011 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Culture and language use ;
v. 5. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (156 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | The Trobriand Islanders' eschatological belief system explains what happens when someone dies. Bronislaw Malinowski described essentials of this eschatology in his articles ""Baloma: the Spirits of the Dead in the Trobriand Islands"" and ""Myth in Primitive Psychology"". There he also presented the Trobrianders' belief that a ""baloma"" can be reborn; he claimed that Trobrianders are unaware of the father's role as genitor. This volume presents a critical review of Malinowski's ethnography of Trobriand eschatology - finally settling the ""virgin birth"" controversy. It also documents the ritua |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1283314789 9786613314789 9027284695 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Gunter Senft. |