Jerry W. Leach Trobriand tales, Kwanebuyee Kilivila

folktales and mythical stories from the Trobriand Islands of Papua New Guinea, collected by Jerry W. Leach and held at the National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

This volume comprises an edited compilation of traditional oral narratives from the Trobriand Islands of Papua New Guinea obtained by Jerry W. Leach from 1970 to 1973, which are held in the Smithsonian Institution's National Anthropological Archives. The narratives encompass key aspects of Trobriand cultural heritage as well as insights into the Kilivila language, regional cosmologies, and past and present social practices. The narratives constitute an elaborate but fragile system of knowledge that...

Engels | 330 pagina's | Smithsonian Scholarly Press, Washington, D.C. | 2021

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