Ethnology, Volume 43University of Pittsburgh, 2004 - Anthropology |
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Page 258
... blood and death is intimate and the muming spirits act as a linking concept . In mythical times warriors were given magical eye drops before they set off to engage their Tobelo enemies . Conventional wisdom has it that if anyone were to ...
... blood and death is intimate and the muming spirits act as a linking concept . In mythical times warriors were given magical eye drops before they set off to engage their Tobelo enemies . Conventional wisdom has it that if anyone were to ...
Page 259
... blood had been shed there in the past fighting Tobelo enemies . Blood is a danger at death and burial even under normal circumstances . Gua witches appear at every occurrence of severe sickness and death , drawn by the smell of blood ...
... blood had been shed there in the past fighting Tobelo enemies . Blood is a danger at death and burial even under normal circumstances . Gua witches appear at every occurrence of severe sickness and death , drawn by the smell of blood ...
Page 261
blood must therefore be expelled . The forceful containment of such blood through intercourse , as opposed to the normal containment of blood in the body , would lead to decomposition and death . Sex , birth , menstruation ...
blood must therefore be expelled . The forceful containment of such blood through intercourse , as opposed to the normal containment of blood in the body , would lead to decomposition and death . Sex , birth , menstruation ...
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The Case of Unmarried | 1 |
Punk Cuisine Dylan Clark | 19 |
Development and the Life Story of a Thai Farmer Leader | 33 |
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