Migrations, Myth and Magic from the Gilbert Islands

Early Writings of Sir Arthur Grimble

Gebonden Engels 2004 9780415330558
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This book is a collection of Arthur Grimble's field notes and early writings, brought together in book form with linking pieces and a large number of illustrations. There are chapters on cannibalism and head hunting, on astronomy and on many aspects of the lives of the Gilbertese people from birth to death.
Originally published in 1972.

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ISBN13:9780415330558
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Gebonden
Aantal pagina's:336
Uitgever:Taylor & Francis Ltd

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Introduction1. Te Tabunea n Te Kawai2. Na Areau, the first-of-things3. From birth to death in the Gilbert Islands4. A song of Na Areau5. Nei Maanga-ni-buka6. Blue the ancestor7. Canoes of the Gilbert Islands8. Fellowship of skulls9. Astronomy and navigation10. Drip-drip-the-blood11. A song of Mouia12. Westward to BaanabaAppendix 1. An experiment in Polynesian navigation2. Ocean-going canoes3. Food of the navigators

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