The voice of the Tambaran : truth and illusion in Ilahita Arapesh religion

1980 Mylar Covered Hardcover. Faded spine. Foxing on top outer edge. Minimal wear. No markings or highlights in text, otherwise nice clean copy. Cover......Page 1 Flap......Page 2 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 8 Illustrations......Page 9 PReface......Page 11 Orthographic note......Page 15 A note on ritual sorcery......Page 16 Acknowledgments......Page 17 1 Introduction......Page 20 2 Falanga: Conditioning the ritual allegiance......Page 53 3 Lefin: Pangs of a new identity......Page 74 4 Maolimu: The metamorphosis......Page 98 5 Nggwal's House: The architecture of village spirituality......Page 135 6 Divine artistry: The power and aesthetics of self-creation......Page 187 7 Nggwal Bunafunei: The ritual climax......Page 224 8 Nggwal Walipeine: The consolation of old age......Page 269 9 Toward a religious ethic......Page 303 10 The voice of the Tambaran......Page 330 11 Epilogue......Page 344 Appendix A: Selected glossary of technical, vernacular and pidgin English terms......Page 345 Appendix B: Mythic variation and the naturalization of meaning......Page 349 Appendix C: Nggwal and population flux......Page 353 Bibliography......Page 359 Index......Page 365 Flap......Page 374 Back cover......Page 375