Argonauts of the Western Pacific: An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea [1922/1994]

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Routledge, 11 de out. de 2013 - 566 páginas
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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THE SUBJECT METHOD AND SCOPE OF THIS ENQUIRY
1
I THE COUNTRY AND INHABITANTS OF THE KULA DISTRICT
27
II THE NATIVES OF THE TROBRIAND ISLANDS
49
III THE ESSENTIALS OF THE KULA
82
IV CANOES AND SAILING
105
V THE CEREMONIAL BUILDING OF A WAGA
124
VI LAUNCHING OF A CANOE AND CEREMONIAL VISITING TRIBAL ECONOMICS IN THE TROBRIANDS
146
VII THE DEPARTURE OF AN OVERSEAS EXPEDITION
195
XIII ON THE BEACH OF SARUBWOYNA
334
XIV THE KULA IN DOBUTECHNICALITIES OF THE EXCHANGE
350
XV THE JOURNEY HOMETHE FISHING AND WORKING OF THE KALOMA SHELL
366
XVI THE RETURN VISIT OF THE DOBUANS TO SINAKETA
376
XVII MAGIC AND THE KULA
392
XVIII THE POWER OF WORDS IN MAGICSOME LINGUISTIC DATA
428
XIX THE INLAND KULA
464
XX EXPEDITIONS BETWEEN KIRIWINA AND KITAVA
478

VIII THE FIRST HALT OF THE FLEET ON MUWA
207
IX SAILING ON THE SEAARM OF PILOLU
219
X THE STORY OF SHIPWRECK
237
XI IN THE AMPHLETTSSOCIOLOGY OF THE KULA
267
XII IN TEWARA AND SANAROAMYTHOLOGY OF THE KULA
290
XXI THE REMAINING BRANCHES AND OFFSHOOTS OF THE KULA
494
XXII THE MEANING OF THE KULA
509
INDEX
519
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