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Naven

a survey of the problems suggested by a composite picture of the culture of a New Guinea tribe drawn from three points of view.

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Gregory Bateson
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An edition of Naven (1936)

Naven

a survey of the problems suggested by a composite picture of the culture of a New Guinea tribe drawn from three points of view.

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“Naven” is the name of a peculiar ritual practiced by the Iatmul, a head-hunting tribe of New Guinea. The ceremony is performed to congratulate members of the tribe upon the completion of notable accomplishments, among which homicide ranks highest. Ordinarily this tribe insists upon an extreme contrast between the sexes, but in the “naven” ceremony, transvestitism and ritual homosexuality are represented. The “naven” serves in this book as a motive around which the author has constructed one of the most influential works of field anthropology ever written.” BOOK JACKET

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The University Press
Language
English
Pages
286

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Subjects
Ethnology, Rites and ceremonies, Iatmul (Papua New Guinea people), Naven (Iatmul rite), Iatmul (Papua New Guinean people), Ethnology, new guinea, Ethnologie, Iatmul (Peuple de Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée), Rites et cérémonies, Iatmul
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Naven: a survey of the problems suggested by a composite picture of the culture of a New Guinea tribe drawn from three points of view.
1965, Stanford University Press
in English - 2d ed.
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Cover of: Naven
Naven: a survey of the problems suggested by a composite picture of the culture of a New Guinea tribe drawn from three points of view.
1958, Stanford University Press
Hardcover in English - 2d ed.
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Cover of: Naven
Naven: A Survey of the Problems suggested by a Composite Picture of the Culture of a New Guinea Tribe drawn from Three Points of View
June 1, 1958, Stanford University Press
Hardcover in English - 2 edition
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Cover of: Naven
Naven: A Survey of the Problems suggested by a Composite Picture of the Culture of a New Guinea Tribe drawn from Three Points of View
June 1, 1958, Stanford University Press
Paperback in English - 2 edition
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Cover of: Naven
Naven: a survey of the problems suggested by a composite picture of the culture of a New Guinea tribe drawn from three points of view.
1936, The University Press
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Includes bibliographical references.
Plates alternate with guard sheets containing descriptive letterpress.

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Cambridge [Eng.]

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DU740 .B3

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xvii, 286 p.
Number of pages
286

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OL6367973M
LCCN
38008575
OCLC/WorldCat
850378

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