The Work of the Gods in Tikopia : Second Edition PDF
by Raymond Firth
Part of the LSE Monographs on Social Anthropology series
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First published in 1939 and long out of print, this book remains unique as the only full and detailed account by a social anthropologist of a complete pagan Polynesian ritual cycle.
This new single-volume edition omits some of the Tikopia vernacular texts, but includes a new theoretical introduction; postscripts have also been supplied to some of the chapters comparing the performances of 1928-9 with those witnessed by Professor Firth on his second visit to Tikopia in 1952.
There is a specially written Epilogue on the final eclipse of the traditional ritual, based on a third visit by the author during the summer of 1966.
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- Pages:292 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:07/01/2021
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- ISBN:9781000321234
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- Format:PDF
- Pages:292 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:07/01/2021
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- ISBN:9781000321234
