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oapen-20.500.12657-348422022-08-31T07:02:33Z Gender, ritual and social formation in West Papua; A configurational analysis comparing Kamoro and Asmat Pouwer, Jan indonesia papua culture oceanic studies anthropology gender studies Asmat people Canoe Headhunting Kamoro Kamoro language Sago bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government This study, based on a lifelong involvement with New Guinea, compares the culture of the Kamoro (18,000 people) with that of their eastern neighbours, the Asmat (40,000), both living on the south coast of West Papua, Indonesia. The comparison, showing substantial differences as well as striking similarities, contributes to a deeper understanding of both cultures. Part I looks at Kamoro society and culture through the window of its ritual cycle, framed by gender. Part II widens the view, offering in a comparative fashion a more detailed analysis of the socio-political and cosmo-mythological setting of the Kamoro and the Asmat rituals. Next is a systematic comparison of the rituals. The comparison includes a cross-cultural, structural analysis of relevant myths. This publication is of interest to scholars and students in Oceanic studies and those drawn to the comparative study of cultures. Jan Pouwer (1924) started his career as a government anthropologist in West New Guinea in the 1950s and 1960s, with periods of intensive fieldwork, in particular among the Kamoro. A distinguished anthropologist, he held professorships at universities around the world. 2010-09-13 00:00:00 2020-04-01T15:27:50Z 2020-04-01T15:27:50Z 2010 book 353252 OCN: 1030814017 808384659 1572-2892;1572-1892 9789004253728 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/34842 eng Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde application/pdf n/a 353252.pdf http://www.brill.com/gender-ritual-and-social-formation-west-papua Brill 10.26530/OAPEN_353252 10.26530/OAPEN_353252 af16fd4b-42a1-46ed-82e8-c5e880252026 9789004253728 258 300 Leiden - Boston open access
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This study, based on a lifelong involvement with New Guinea, compares the culture of the Kamoro (18,000 people) with that of their eastern neighbours, the Asmat (40,000), both living on the south coast of West Papua, Indonesia. The comparison, showing substantial differences as well as striking similarities, contributes to a deeper understanding of both cultures. Part I looks at Kamoro society and culture through the window of its ritual cycle, framed by gender. Part II widens the view, offering in a comparative fashion a more detailed analysis of the socio-political and cosmo-mythological setting of the Kamoro and the Asmat rituals. Next is a systematic comparison of the rituals. The comparison includes a cross-cultural, structural analysis of relevant myths.
This publication is of interest to scholars and students in Oceanic studies and those drawn to the comparative study of cultures.
Jan Pouwer (1924) started his career as a government anthropologist in West New Guinea in the 1950s and 1960s, with periods of intensive fieldwork, in particular among the Kamoro. A distinguished anthropologist, he held professorships at universities around the world.
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