Remaking the World Myth, Mining, and Ritual Change among the Duna of Papua New Guinea |
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| Author:
| Stewart, Pamela J.
Strathern, Andrew |
| Series title: | Smithsonian Series in Ethnographic Inquiry |
| ISBN: | 978-1-58834-012-2 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2000 |
| Publisher: | Smithsonian Books
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $140.00 |
Book Description:
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Drawing on both their own fieldwork from 1991 to 1999 and older written sources, Stewart and Strathern explore how the Duna have remade their rituals and associated myths in response to the outside influences of government, Christianity, and large-scale economic development, specifically mining and oil prospecting. The authors provide in-depth ethnographic materials on the Duna and present many detailed descriptions of ritual practices that have been abandoned.
Drawing on both their own fieldwork from 1991 to 1999 and older written sources, Stewart and Strathern explore how the Duna have remade their rituals and associated myths in response to the outside influences of government, Christianity, and large-scale economic development, specifically mining and oil prospecting. The authors provide in-depth ethnographic materials on the Duna and present many detailed descriptions of ritual practices that have been abandoned.