The Gebusi : lives transformed in a rainforest world

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The Gebusi : lives transformed in a rainforest world

Bruce Knauft

McGraw-Hill Higher Education, c2010

2nd ed

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Includes index

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Written specifically for students, this ethnography provides an engaging, real-life account of the transition from a traditional to a modern culture. It uses vibrant personal stories and ethnographic examples to connect developments among the Gebusi of Papua New Guinea to key topics in cultural anthropology, including comparative features of subsistence, kinship, politics, religion, gender, ethnicity, nationalism, and modern development. In the early 1980s, the Gebusi conducted ritual dances and spirit seances, practiced alternative sexual customs, and endured high rate of violence. By 1998, most Gebusi had converted to Christianity and were actively engaged in market activity, disco music, sports leagues, and school. In 2008, however, public services and the cash economy had deteriorated, and people relied increasingly on their traditional customs and practices. This second edition of The Gebusi vividly portrays both the traditions and the modern challenges of Gebusi society and culture with updated content throughout and surprising new conclusions based on the author's return to the Gebusi in 2008.

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List of Maps, Figures, and PhotographsPrefaceEntryIntroduction: In Search of SurprisePART ONE: 1980-82Chapter 1: Friends in the ForestChapter 2: Rhythms of SurvivalChapter 3: Lives of DeathChapter 4: Getting along with Kin and KillersChapter 5: Spirits, Sex, and CelebrationChapter 6: Ultimate SplendorPART TWO: 1998Chapter 7: ReentryChapter 8: Yuway's Sacred DecisionChapter 9: Pennies and Peanuts, Rugby and RadiosChapter 10: Mysterious Romance, Marital ChoiceChapter 11: Sayu's Dance and AfterPART Three: 2008Chapter 12: Gebusi 2008Conclusion: Twenty-eight Years Amid Worlds of ChangeFarewellList of PersonsStudy QuestionsIndex

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