Argonauts of the Western Pacific: An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea

by Malinowski,Bronislaw

• ISBN13: 9780415090940
• ISBN10: 0415090946
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781134875245
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1978-10-12
• Publisher: Routledge
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Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Foreword	p. xv
Acknowledgements	p. xix
Introduction The Subject, Method and Scope of This Inquiry	p. 1
The Country and Inhabitants of the Kula District	p. 27
The Natives of the Trobriand Islands	p. 49
The Essentials of the Kula	p. 81
Canoes and Sailing	p. 105
The Ceremonial Building of a Waga	p. 124
Launching of a Canoe and Ceremonial Visiting-Tribal Economics in the Trobriands	p. 146
The Departure of an Overseas Expedition	p. 195
The First Halt of the Fleet on Muwa	p. 207
Sailing on the Sea-Arm of Pilolu	p. 219
The Story of Shipwreck	p. 237
In the Amphletts-Sociology of the Kula	p. 267
In Tewara and Sanaroa-Mythology of the Kula	p. 290
On the Beach of Sarubwoyna	p. 334
The Kula in Dobu-Technicalities of the Exchange	p. 350
The Journey Home-The Fishing and Working of the Kaloma Shell	p. 366
The Return Visit of the Dobuans to Sinaketa	p. 376
Magic and the Kula	p. 392
The Power of Words in Magic-Some Linguistic Data	p. 428
The Inland Kula	p. 464
Expeditions Between Kiriwina and Kitava	p. 478
The Remaining Branches and Offshoots of the Kula	p. 494
The Meaning of the Kula	p. 509
Index	p. 519
Index	p. 521
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