Ethnology, Volume 29University of Pittsburgh, 1990 - Anthropology |
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... Western culture defines kinship in terms of biology , however , is not to deny that it is a symbolic construct . Biology , or " shared biogenetic substance , " as Schneider ( 1968a ) has put it , is both a symbol and a cultural domain ...
... Western culture defines kinship in terms of biology , however , is not to deny that it is a symbolic construct . Biology , or " shared biogenetic substance , " as Schneider ( 1968a ) has put it , is both a symbol and a cultural domain ...
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... Western power through his knowledge of Western culture and society ( Maburau 1985 : 12 ) . The Manam are by nature generous and hospitable people ( a characteristic that visitors to the island often comment upon ) but in addition to ...
... Western power through his knowledge of Western culture and society ( Maburau 1985 : 12 ) . The Manam are by nature generous and hospitable people ( a characteristic that visitors to the island often comment upon ) but in addition to ...
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... Western Nuer also includes Kwil , Awet , and Alor Dinka , who number 36,615 out of a total population of 193,935 ( see Map 1 ) . Although the estimated population density of the Dinka in Western Nuer District ( at 13.1 ) does not differ ...
... Western Nuer also includes Kwil , Awet , and Alor Dinka , who number 36,615 out of a total population of 193,935 ( see Map 1 ) . Although the estimated population density of the Dinka in Western Nuer District ( at 13.1 ) does not differ ...
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Abelam activities ancestors Antigua Anuta Asenöña Baliau banana beer Bedouin behavior Belize bridewealth cattle ceremonial Chimbu citrus clan colonial conflict copra corporate groups councilor cultural curers dakhal Department of Anthropology Dinka disputes domination economic Ethnology exchange faction gender Ghale growers Guinea Highlands Haya honor Howell Hueyapan Hueyapan's husband identity individuals Irakau island J. M. Adovasio John Frum Jonglei Kelly kinship Kondom labor leaders leadership levirate and sororate lineage Magruai male Manam mediator Melanesian Melpa moshav Nahua Nampas Nuer organization Papua New Guinea patrilineal pigs political population prestations processors production reciprocal region relations relationship ritual role rural Sahlins Scaglion settlement shaikhs Simbu Simbu Province social society sororate marriages Stann Creek district status stones stories Strathern structure Tamang tane poa Tanna Tauribariba Timling traditional tribal tribe Trobriand UMAV Vanatinai vendors victim's Village Courts Wamira woman women Yekuana