Stealing People's Names

Simon J. (University of Ulster) Harrison

Cambridge University Press, 2006

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Among the people of Avatip, a community in the Sepik region of Papua New Guinea, the most prestigious and valued forms of wealth are personal names. In this intriguing study, Simon Harrison analyses the significance of names in the context of Avatip ritual, cosmology and concepts of the person.

ISBN-13
9780521026475
ISBN-10
0521026474
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2006
Publication date
2006-06-01
Pages
240
Dimensions
229x154x16
Weight
381