Gender, Song, and Sensibility: Folktales and Folksongs in the Highlands of New Guinea

by Pamela J. Stewart, Andrew J. Strathern, Andrew Strathern

The authors present a historical picture of gender relations in Highlands New Guinea by exploring domains of imagination as revealed in courting songs, ballads, and folktales from across the Highlands but with particular reference to field areas in the western Highlands. Texts and/or translations are from a rich corpus of materials previously unpublished in English. The examples draw the reader into the imaginative world of the people, while the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275977927
• ISBN13: 9780275977924
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.9"