Under heaven's brow : pre-Christian religious tradition in Chuuk / Ward H. Goodenough.

Author
Goodenough, Ward Hunt [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Philadelphia : American Philosophical Society, 2002.
Description
xviii, 421 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.

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    Subject(s)
    Series
    Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society ; v. 246. [More in this series]
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. 381-392) and index.
    Contents
    • Theoretical Perspective
    • Chuuk and Its People
    • Traditional Chuukese Society
    • Family and Kin Relations
    • Personhood
    • Problems of Self in Traditional Chuukese Society
    • Spirit World and Human World
    • The Gods of 'Under Brow'
    • Other Gods and Spirits
    • Origins
    • Souls and Spirits of the Dead
    • Spirit Mediums and 'Effecting Spirits'
    • Divination: Rituals of Responsibility
    • Bringing Breadfruit and Fish
    • Rituals of Health
    • Rituals of Crafts and Other Specialties
    • Rituals of Courtship
    • Saying Things with Food
    • Rituals of Aggression: Sorcery
    • Rituals of War
    • Itang and the Rites of Political Power
    • Morality Tales
    • Overview
    • Guide to the Chuukese language
    • Illnesses Caused by Demons and Malevolent Spirits
    • Illnesses Caused by Activating Spirits in Sorcery
    • Illnesses Associated with the Breaking of Specialist's Taboos
    • List of Roong and Associated Taboo Foods
    • Moves in the Martial Art of Pwddn
    • An Itang War Chant
    • History of the 'Whale'
    • Names of Gods and Spirits and Names of Places in the Spirit World
    • Glossary of Chuukese Terms
    • People of Chuuk Cited as Sources of Information.
    ISBN
    • 0871692465
    • 9780871692467
    • 0871692473
    • 9780871692474
    LCCN
    2002018687
    OCLC
    49385856
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