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Masculinity, motherhood, and mockery : psychoanalyzing culture and the Iatmul Naven rite in New Guinea /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Silverman, Eric Kline
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2001]
Subjects:
Naven (Iatmul rite) > Papua New Guinea > Tambanum.
Iatmul (Papua New Guinean people) > Rites and ceremonies.
Iatmul (Papua New Guinean people) > Kinship.
Iatmul (Papua New Guinean people) > Psychology.
Women, Iatmul > Social conditions.
Masculinity > Papua New Guinea > Tambanum.
Motherhood > Papua New Guinea > Tambanum.
Patrilineal kinship > Papua New Guinea > Tambanum.
Ceremonial exchange > Papua New Guinea > Tambanum.
Tabanum (Papua New Guinea) > Social life and customs.
Description
Physical Description:xiii, 243 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-232) and index.
ISBN:0472097571 (cloth : alk. paper)
0472067575 (pbk. : alk. paper)