After the cult : perceptions of other and self in West New Britain (Papua New Guinea)

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After the cult : perceptions of other and self in West New Britain (Papua New Guinea)

Holger Jebens

Berghahn Books, 2010

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-233) and index

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内容説明

In many parts of the world the "white man" is perceived to be an instigator of globalization and an embodiment of modernity. However, so far anthropologists have paid little attention to the actual heterogeneity and complexity of "whiteness" in specific ethnographic contexts. This study examines cultural perceptions of other and self as expressed in cargo cults and masked dances in Papua New Guinea. Indigenous terms, images, and concepts are being contrasted with their western counterparts, the latter partly deriving from the publications and field notes of Charles Valentine. After having done his first fieldwork more than fifty years ago, this "anthropological ancestor" has now become part of the local tradition and has thus turned into a kind of mythical figure. Based on anthropological fieldwork as well as on archival studies, this book addresses the relation between western and indigenous perceptions of self and other, between "tradition" and "modernity," and between anthropological "ancestors" and "descendants." In this way the work contributes to the study of "whiteness," "cargo cults" and masked dances in Papua New Guinea.

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List of maps and figures Acknowledgements Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Valentine's Kivung Chapter 3. Present-day memories Chapter 4. Indigenous interpretation Chapter 5. Indigenous perceptions of other and self Chapter 6. Anthropological perceptions of other and self Chapter 7. Subjects and objects Appendices Glossary References Index

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