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Nuaulu Religious Practices: The Frequency and Reproduction of Rituals in Moluccan Society - Couverture rigide

Ellen, Roy F

 
9789004263680: Nuaulu Religious Practices: The Frequency and Reproduction of Rituals in Moluccan Society

Synopsis

How religious practices are reproduced has become a major theoretical issue. This work examines data on Nuaulu ritual performances collected over a 30 year period, comparing different categories of event in terms of frequency and periodicity. It seeks to identify the influencing factors and the consequences for continuity. Originally published with imprint KITLV Press (ISBN 9789067183918).

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À propos de l'auteur

Roy Ellen is Professor of Anthropology and Human Ecology at the University of Kent, a Fellow of The British Academy, and was president of the Royal Anthropological Institute between 2007 and 2011. He was trained at the London School of Economics and at the University of Leiden. Among his other books are The cultural relations of classification (on Nuaulu animal categories) and On the edge of the Banda zone (on trade in east Seram).

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