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- Exchanging the Past : A Rainforest World of Before and After Bruc
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Publisher
University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10
0226446352
ISBN-13
9780226446356
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2207842
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
303 Pages
Publication Name
Exchanging the Past : a Rainforest World of before and after
Language
English
Subject
Sociology / General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Customs & Traditions
Publication Year
2002
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
17 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
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Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2001-006552
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
305.89/912
Table Of Content
List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Prelude 1. A World of Before and After 2. Sorcerers of the Past 3. The Severed Head and Other Affairs, 1982-98 4. The Guards of Nomad 5. The Demise of Sorcery's Revenge 6. The New Spirit 7. School Bells and the Energy of Hard Benches 8. The Corners in the Round 9. Subaltern Modern Afterword Notes References Index
Synopsis
Twenty years ago, the Gebusi of the lowland Papua New Guinea rainforest had one of the highest homicide rates in the world. Bruce M. Knauft found then that the killings stemmed from violent scapegoating of suspected sorcerers. But by the time he returned in 1998, homicide rates had plummeted, and Gebusi had largely disavowed vengeance against sorcerers in favor of modern schools, discos, markets, and Christianity. In this book, Knauft explores the Gebusi's encounter with modern institutions and highlights what their experience tells us more generally about the interaction between local peoples and global forces. As desire for material goods grew among Gebusi, Knauft shows that they became more accepting of and subordinated by Christian churches, community schools,and government officials in their attempt to benefit from them--a process Knauft terms "recessive agency." But the Gebusi also respond actively to modernity, creating new forms of feasting, performance, and music that meld traditional practices with Western ones, all of which Knauft documents in this fascinating study., Twenty years ago, the Gebusi of the lowland Papua New Guinea rainforest had one of the highest homicide rates in the world. Bruce M. Knauft found then that the killings stemmed from violent scapegoating of suspected sorcerers. But by the time he returned in 1998, homicide rates had plummeted, and Gebusi had largely disavowed vengeance against sorcerers in favor of modern schools, discos, markets, and Christianity. In this book, Knauft explores the Gebusi's encounter with modern institutions and highlights what their experience tells us more generally about the interaction between local peoples and global forces. As desire for material goods grew among Gebusi, Knauft shows that they became more accepting of and subordinated by Christian churches, community schools, and government officials in their attempt to benefit from them a process Knauft terms "recessive agency." But the Gebusi also respond actively to modernity, creating new forms of feasting, performance, and music that meld traditional practices with Western ones, all of which Knauft documents in this fascinating study.", Twenty years ago, the Gebusi of the lowland Papua New Guinea rainforest had one of the highest homicide rates in the world. Bruce M. Knauft found then that the killings stemmed from violent scapegoating of suspected sorcerers. But by the time he returned in 1998, homicide rates had plummeted, and Gebusi had largely disavowed vengeance against sorcerers in favor of modern schools, discos, markets, and Christianity. In this book, Knauft explores the Gebusi's encounter with modern institutions and highlights what their experience tells us more generally about the interaction between local peoples and global forces. As desire for material goods grew among Gebusi, Knauft shows that they became more accepting of and subordinated by Christian churches, community schools, and government officials in their attempt to benefit from them--a process Knauft terms "recessive agency." But the Gebusi also respond actively to modernity, creating new forms of feasting, performance, and music that meld traditional practices with Western ones, all of which Knauft documents in this fascinating study.
LC Classification Number
DU740.42.K52 2002
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