The Sambia: Ritual and Gender in New Guinea - Couverture souple

Herdt, Gilbert H.

 
9780030689079: The Sambia: Ritual and Gender in New Guinea
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0030689074 ISBN 13 : 9780030689079
Editeur : Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc, 1987

Synopsis

This is a cultural and psychological case study of gender identity and sexual development in a New Guinea Highlands society. The text shows the development of Sambia male heterosexual identity emerging from prolonged ritualised homosexuality. The author draws on initiation rites and socialisation studies and contrasts the Sambia with other societies including our own. Each chapter includes an introduction to key social problems as seen by both the anthropologist and the indigenous people, and the author offers psychological and interpretive understanding of his own perspective and role in the culture, bringing the subject to life by allowing students to see how the values and background of anthropologists influence their work.

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Éditeur
Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
Date d'édition
1987
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0030689074
ISBN 13 
9780030689079
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
200
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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9780534442491: Title: The Sambia Ritual and Gender in New Guinea

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0534442498 ISBN 13 :  9780534442491
Editeur : Thomson Custom Publishing, 2002
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