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Origins, ancestry and alliance : explorations in Austronesian ethnography /

"This collection of papers, the third in a series of volumes on the work of the Comparative Austronesian Project, explores indigenous Austronesian ideas of origin, ancestry and alliance and considers the comparative significance of these ideas in social practice. The papers examine social pract...

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Corporate Authors: JSTOR (Organization), Australian National University. Department of Anthropology, Australian National University. Comparative Austronesian Project
Other Authors: Sather, Clifford, Fox, James J., 1940-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Canberra : ANU E Press, 2006.
Subjects:
Ethnology > Islands of the Pacific.
Ethnology > Southeast Asia.
Kinship > Islands of the Pacific.
Kinship > Southeast Asia.
Islands of the Pacific > Social life and customs.
Southeast Asia > Social life and customs.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Ethnology.
Kinship.
Manners and customs.
Pacific Ocean > Islands of the Pacific.
Southeast Asia.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"This collection of papers, the third in a series of volumes on the work of the Comparative Austronesian Project, explores indigenous Austronesian ideas of origin, ancestry and alliance and considers the comparative significance of these ideas in social practice. The papers examine social practice in a diverse range of societies extending from insular Southeast Asia to the islands of the Pacific."--Publisher's description.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:1920942874
9781920942878