Remaking the World
Myth, Mining, and Ritual Change Among the Duna of Papua New Guinea
By Andrew Strathern, Pamela J. Stewart | Publisher: Smithsonian
About the book
Drawing on both their own fieldwork from 1991 to 1999 and older written sources, Stewart and Strathern explore how the Duna have remade their rituals and associated myths in response to the outside influences of government, Christianity, and large-scale economic development, specifically mining and oil prospecting. The authors provide in-depth ethnographic materials on the Duna and present many detailed descriptions of ritual practices that have been abandoned. Remaking the World is a timely contribution to the literature on agency and the making of cultural identity by indigenous peoples facing economic, social, and political change.
Editions of Remaking the World
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781588340122
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781935623618
- EBook
- ISBN 9781935623526
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Drawing on both their own fieldwork from 1991 to 1999 and older written sources, Stewart and Strathern explore how the Duna have remade their rituals and associated myths in response to the outside influences of government, Christianity, and large-scale economic development, specifically mining and oil prospecting. The authors provide in-depth ethnographic materials on the Duna and present many detailed descriptions of ritual practices that have been abandoned. Remaking the World is a timely contribution to the literature on agency and the making of cultural identity by indigenous peoples facing economic, social, and political change.
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Drawing on both their own fieldwork from 1991 to 1999 and older written sources, Stewart and Strathern explore how the Duna have remade their rituals and associated myths in response to the outside influences of government, Christianity, and large-scale economic development, specifically mining and oil prospecting. The authors provide in-depth ethnographic materials on the Duna and present many detailed descriptions of ritual practices that have been abandoned. Remaking the World is a timely contribution to the literature on agency and the making of cultural identity by indigenous peoples facing economic, social, and political change.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Remaking the World?
Society and Social Sciences > Sociology and anthropology > Anthropology > Social and cultural anthropology
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You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781588340122
Is Remaking the World part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Smithsonian Series in Ethnographic Inquiry
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Remaking the World?
Andrew Strathern, Pamela J. Stewart
Who is the Publisher of the book Remaking the World?
Smithsonian
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Remaking the World is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781588340122) and paperback(ISBN 9781935623618) and ebook(ISBN 9781935623526)
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