| Description |
lv, 409 pages : maps ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Ritualized homosexual behavior in the male cults of Melanesia, 1862-1983: an introduction / Gilbert H. Herdt -- Homosexuality, male power, and political organization in north Vanuatu: a comparative analysis / Michael R. Allen -- The dialectics of sex in Marind-anim culture / J. Van Baal -- Semen transactions in Sambia culture / Gilbert H. Herdt -- The Nama cult recalled / Kenneth E. Read -- Male couples in New Guinea / Eric Schwimmer -- The ritual meaning of homosexuality and pedophilia among the Kimam-Paupans of south Irian Jaya / Laurent Serpenti -- Growth and decay: Bedamini notions of sexuality / Arve Sørum -- Variations on a sociosexual theme in Melanaesia / Shirley Lindenbaum. |
| Indexed Term |
Homosexuality |
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Melanesia |
| Subject |
Melanesians -- Rites and ceremonies.
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Melanesians -- Rites and ceremonies. |
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Melanesians. |
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Melanesians -- Social life and customs.
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Melanesians -- Social life and customs. |
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Male homosexuality -- Melanesia.
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Male homosexuality. |
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Melanesia. |
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Sex customs -- Melanesia.
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Sex customs. |
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Sexual practices. |
| Added Author |
Herdt, Gilbert H., 1949-
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| ISBN |
0520080963 paperback £11.00 |
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