The Gebusi : lives transformed in a rainforest world / Bruce Knauft.
By: Knauft, Bruce M [author]
Language: English Publisher: Boston : McGraw-Hill, c2005Description: xvi, 219 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0072972637 (softcover)Subject(s): Gebusi (Papua New Guinean people) -- Social conditions | Gebusi (Papua New Guinean people) -- Cultural assimilation | Gebusi (Papua New Guinean people) -- Social life and customs | Social change -- Papua New Guinea | Acculturation -- Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea -- Social life and customsDDC classification: 305.89912 LOC classification: DU740.42 | .K524 2005Online resources: Table of contents only | Publisher description | Contributor biographical information| Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Map on p. [2] of cover.
Includes index
Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-215)
Introduction: in search of surprise --
Friends in the forest --
Rhythms of survival --
Lives of death --
Getting along with kin and killers --
Spirits, sex, and celebration --
Ultimate splendor --
Reentry --
Yuway's sacred decision --
Pennies and peanuts, rugby and radios --
Mysterious romance, marital choice --
Sayu's dance and after --
Toward the end --
Conclusion: sixteen years and a world of change --
Farewell.
What is it like for a native people of the rainforest to confront features of a modern world? This book vividly portrays the traditions and the changes of Gebusi society and culture. It uses personal stories and ethnographic examples to connect developments among Gebusi to topics that are considered in anthropology courses.
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