Holger Jebens

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After the Cult: Perceptions of Other and Self in West New Britain (Papua New Guinea)Hardcover, 1 April 2010

After the Cult: Perceptions of Other and Self in West New Britain (Papua New Guinea)
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Print Length
250 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Date Published
1 Apr 2010
ISBN-10
1845456742
ISBN-13
9781845456740

Description

In many parts of the world the "white man" is perceived to be an instigator of globalization and an embodiment of modernity. However, so far anthropologists have paid little attention to the actual heterogeneity and complexity of "whiteness" in specific ethnographic contexts. This study examines cultural perceptions of other and self as expressed in cargo cults and masked dances in Papua New Guinea. Indigenous terms, images, and concepts are being contrasted with their western counterparts, the latter partly deriving from the publications and field notes of Charles Valentine. After having done his first fieldwork more than fifty years ago, this "anthropological ancestor" has now become part of the local tradition and has thus turned into a kind of mythical figure. Based on anthropological fieldwork as well as on archival studies, this book addresses the relation between western and indigenous perceptions of self and other, between "tradition" and "modernity," and between anthropological "ancestors" and "descendants." In this way the work contributes to the study of "whiteness," "cargo cults" and masked dances in Papua New Guinea.

Product Details

Author:
Holger Jebens
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
1 April 2010
Dimensions:
23.39 x 15.6 x 1.6 cm
Genre:
Anthropological
ISBN-10:
1845456742
ISBN-13:
9781845456740
Language:
English
Location:
New York, NY
Pages:
250
Publisher:
Weight:
535.24 gm

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