Title Naven, or, The other self : a relational approach to ritual action / by Michael Houseman and Carlo Severi ; translated from the French by Michael Fineberg

Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 1998

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Description xvi, 325 pages : illustrations, ; 25 cm Series Studies in the history of religions, 0169-8834 ; v. 79 Studies in the history of religions ; 79 Contents I. Bateson and naven. 1. The intellectual background. 2. Contradiction, paradox, condensation -- II. Naven after Bateson. 3. Maternals versus paternals. 4. Wife-givers and wife-takers. 5. Metamorphoses of the mother. 6. The procreator -- III. Towards a theory of ritual action. 7. Defining ritual form. 8. The ritual as a whole. 9. Defining ritual symbolism. 10. Conclusion and perspectives: a relational approach to ritual Notes A revised and expanded translation of Naven, ou, Le donner à voir, published in 1994 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [287]-296) and index Notes Studies in the history of religions no:79 0169-8834 Subject Bateson, Gregory, 1904-1980. Naven Naven (Iatmul rite) Iatmul (Papua New Guinean people) -- Rites and ceremonies. Rites and ceremonies -- Sepik River Valley (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea) Ritual -- Sepik River Valley (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea) SUBJECT Sepik River Valley (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh96001008 -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001008851 Author Severi, Carlo. Houseman, Michael. Naven, ou, Le donner à voir. LC no. 98022597 ISBN 9004112200 alkaline paper

Other Titles Naven. English Naven Other self

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