Dobu: Ethics of Exchange on a Massim Island, Papua New Guinea

by Susanne Kuhling and Susanne Kuehling

Countering the reputation of Dobu Island as a place of sorcerers, Kueling (anthropology, Heidelberg U.) describes essential elements of the Dobu worldview as they present themselves in the concept of the person, everyday exchanges, big gifts, witchcraft and sorcery, gifts of cash, strategic friendships, mortuary feasting, and other aspects. Annotat

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824827317
• ISBN13: 9780824827311
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 329 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 8.4"