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  • Baloma; the Spirits of the Dead in the Trobriand Islands

    by Bronislaw Malinowski ...
    Among the natives of Kiriwina, death is the starting point of two series of events which run almost independently of each other. Death affects the deceased individual; his soul (baloma or balom) leaves the body and goes to another world, there to lead a shadowy existence. His passing is also a matter of concern to the bereft community. Its members wail for him, mourn for him, and celebrate an ... Read more

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  • Coral Gardens and Their Magic - A Study of the Methods of Tilling the Soil and of Agricultural Rites in the Trobriand Islands - Vol II: The Language O

    by Bronislaw ...
    This is volume II of “Coral Gardens and Their Magic”, dealing with Kilivila terms related to gardening and agriculture. Kilivila is the language spoken on the Trobriand islands, a group of islands off the east cost of New Guinea. This volume will appeal to those with an interest in anthropology and Trobriand culture, and it would make for a fantastic addition to collections of allied literature. ... Read more

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  • Magic, Science and Religion and Other Essays

    by Bronislaw Malinowski ...
    This vintage book comprises three famous Malinowski essays on the subject of religion. Malinowski is one of the most important and influential anthropologists of all time. He is particularly renowned for his ability to combine the reality of human experience, with the cold calculations of science. An important collection of three of his most famous essays, "Magic, Science and Religion" provides ... Read more

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  • Sex and Repression in Savage Society. Illustrated

    by Bronislaw Malinowski ...
    Bronislaw Malinowski's seminal work, "Sex and Repression in Savage Society," delves into the intricate dynamics of sexuality and societal control within primitive cultures. Published in 1927, this ethnographic study challenges prevailing Victorian notions of sexuality and sheds light on the nuanced ways in which indigenous societies navigate and regulate sexual behaviors. Malinowski's immersive ... Read more

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  • Sex and Repression in Savage Society

    by Bronislaw Malinowski ...
    The doctrine of psycho-analysis has had within the last ten years a truly meteoric rise in popular favour. It has exercised a growing influence over contemporary literature, science, and art. It has in fact been for some time the popular craze of the day. By this many fools have been deeply impressed and many pedants shocked and put off. The present writer belongs evidently to the first category, ... Read more

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  • A Scientific Theory of Culture and Other Essays

    by Bronislaw Malinowski ...
    This vintage text contains three essays by Bronislaw Malinowski on the theory of functionalism. The first essay stipulates that anthropology can be viewed in a scientific manner, and offers insights into culture, human nature, and the ideal object of study. The other essays in this collection further explore functionalism and analyse the work and influence of Sir James Frazer on the field of ... Read more

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  • Argonauts of the Western Pacific

    by Bronislaw Malinowski ...
    Series series Routledge Classics
    Bronislaw Malinowski’s pathbreaking Argonauts of the Western Pacific is at once a detailed account of exchange in the Melanesian islands and a manifesto of a modernist anthropology. Malinowski argued that the goal of which the ethnographer should never lose sight is ‘to grasp the native’s point of view, his relation to life, to realise his vision of his world.’ Through vivid evocations of Kula ... Read more

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  • Argonauts of the Western Pacific

    by Bronisław Malinowski ...
    Argonauts of the Western Pacific to rozprawa naukowa autorstwa Bronisława Malinowskiego. Jest ona efektem wyprawy badacza na wyspy Toulon i wyspy Trobriandzkie. Malinowski opisuje w niej przede wszystkim rytuał Kula, ukazujący zdolności handlowe ludów tam żyjących. Rytuał polega na wymianie biżuterii, opierającej się na pewnych szytwno ustalonych regułach związanych m.in. z równą wartością ... Read more

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  • Magic, Science and Religion and Other Essays. Illustrated

    by Bronisław Malinowski ...
    "Magic, Science and Religion and Other Essays" is a collection of thought-provoking essays by Bronisław Malinowski, a pioneering figure in anthropology. Originally published in 1948, the compilation addresses the interplay between magic, science, and religion in human societies. Malinowski explores the role of magic as a practical tool, science as a systematic understanding of the world, and ... Read more

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  • Argonauts of the Western Pacific

    by Bronisław Malinowski ...
    Argonauts of the Western Pacific, subtitled An account of native enterprise and adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea, is a 1922 ethnological work by Bronisław Malinowski, which has had enormous impact on the ethnographic genre. The book is about the Trobriand people who live on the small Kiriwana island chain northeast of the island of New Guinea. It is part of Malinowski's ... Read more

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  • Argonauts of the Western Pacific

    by Bronislaw Malinowski ...
    "Argonauts of the Western Pacific" is a seminal ethnographic work by Bronislaw Malinowski that explores the lives and customs of the Trobriand Islanders in Papua New Guinea. Through immersive fieldwork, Malinowski provides a detailed account of the Kula ring, a complex system of exchange involving the ceremonial trading of shell necklaces and armbands among the islands. His observations reveal the ... Read more

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  • Technofutures, Nature and the Sacred

    Transdisciplinary Perspectives

    Edited by Celia Deane-Drummond, Sigurd Bergmann, Bronislaw Szerszynski ...
    The capacity of human beings to invent, construct and use technical artifacts is a hugely consequential factor in the evolution of society, and in the entangled relations between humans, other creatures and their natural environments. Moving from a critical consideration of theories, to narratives about technology, and then to particular and specific practices, Technofutures, Nature and the Sacred ... Read more

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