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Under heaven's brow : pre-Christian religious tradition in Chuuk / Ward H. Goodenough.
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Goodenough, Ward Hunt
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Language
English
Published/Created
Philadelphia : American Philosophical Society, 2002.
Description
xviii, 421 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
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Forrestal Annex - A
BL2620.M52 G662 2002
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Subject(s)
Chuuk (Micronesia)
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Religion
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Series
Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society ; v. 246.
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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.
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ISBN
0871692465
9780871692467
0871692473
9780871692474
LCCN
2002018687
OCLC
49385856
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