Nuclear Nativity
Rituals of Renewal and Empowerment in the Marshall Islands
Published on 1. April 1997
Book
Hardback
234 pages
978-0-87580-217-6 (ISBN)
Description
The leading authority on the lifeways of the Enewetak people explores the rituals, customs, and meanings of the Kurijmoj festival. Illuminating the empowering aspects of rituals involved in feasts, competitive games, speeches, dances, songs of apocalypse, and gift giving, Carucci offers a wealth of insights into a celebration the Enewetak people have made uniquely their own.
Reviews / Votes
"Outstanding.... A major contribution."-Journal of Ritual Studies"Thorough and insightful. [Carucci] has presented a reading that brings closer the experience and worldview of the Marshall Islanders."-Center for Pacific Islands Studies
"Fascinating."-Choice
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Cornell University Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paper over boards
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
907 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-87580-217-6 (9780875802176)
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Content
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
1. Kurijmoj on Wujlan
2. Fundamental Principles: Contexts of Exchange
3. Eating the Food of My Enemies: Production, Consumption, and the Work of the Gods
4. Spheres of Symbolic Action: The Feasting Format, Karate, and Kalbuuj
5. Supportive Devices: Spatial and Social Logistics
6. Supportive Devices: The Symbolics of the Senses in Kurijmoj
7. Ritual Performance, Local Identity, and the Construction of Meaning: Core Themes and Innovative Applications
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
Preface
Introduction
1. Kurijmoj on Wujlan
2. Fundamental Principles: Contexts of Exchange
3. Eating the Food of My Enemies: Production, Consumption, and the Work of the Gods
4. Spheres of Symbolic Action: The Feasting Format, Karate, and Kalbuuj
5. Supportive Devices: Spatial and Social Logistics
6. Supportive Devices: The Symbolics of the Senses in Kurijmoj
7. Ritual Performance, Local Identity, and the Construction of Meaning: Core Themes and Innovative Applications
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index