Transforming skins : Kwermin sequences of growth / Sveinn Eggertsson
- Bib ID:
- 3116975
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Eggertsson, Sveinn
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- Description:
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- [Reykjavík] : University of Iceland Press, c2003
- 182 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
- ISBN:
- 9979545143
- Full contents:
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- Machine derived contents note: 1 - BACKGROUND 15
- The Kwermin 15
- People and place 15
- Subsistence 19
- N am es 22
- Elder and younger brothers 28
- The Cosmos .30
- Brutantengim 31
- Webnok, Afek and Eisaorim 34
- A tripartite division of the human body 39
- Geography and trade 40
- PROPER SOCIAL BEING 43
- The mukerin m- yt .46
- The origin of taro 52
- The reaning of the stone adze 56
- The origin of game animals and the Kuskis Amkail 62
- Thestory of war 66
- The origin of the penis-gourd 66
- 3 REPRODUCTION OF THE FT HER 73
- Men's initiations 74
- The Feather Ritual; Aon kon ben 80
- Preparation 80
- Performance 82
- Discussion 86
- The Cave Ritual; Tuntem ben 88
- The Tiger-Cat Ritual; Tenteing ben 90
- The Clan Cult-House Ritual; Katiam ben 92
- Performance 92
- Discussion 95
- Te Young vWoman's Mother's Brother's Ritual: Seip mom 96
- Preparation 97
- Perfor ance 97
- Discussion 100
- 4 - THE LARGE OUSE RITUALS 105
- The Arow Houe Ritual; Wonam ben 106
- Performance of the Arrow House Ritual; The coming together .108
- The making of the Arrow House 108
- ultivating a disposition to violence 109
- C omr ing out 112
- D iscussion 114
- The Great Taro House Ritual Yemen aukam ben 116
- Performance - First phase 17
- Second phase 127
- Third phase 128
- Discussion 130
- A fterm ath 133
- 5 - TERMINATION OF GROWTH 139
- amarn witchcraft 141
- The origins of tamam 142
- Bis sorcery 145
- Kimon sorcery .e 148
- Incest 149
- E isaor attacks 151
- The end of the Kwermin? 52
- 6 - OVERVIEW AND COMPARISON 157
- he narratives 157
- The concepts 160
- Knowledge 162
- Skin and knowledge 168.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-182)
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- Publication date:
- 2003
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