The Tuma Underworld of Love. Erotic and other narrative songs of the Trobriand Islanders and their spirits of the dead
The Trobriand Islanders' eschatological belief system explains what happens when someone dies. Bronislaw Malinowski described essentials of this eschatology in his articles "Baloma: the Spirits of the Dead in the Trobriand Islands" and "Myth in Primitive Psychology". There he also presented the Trob...
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| description | The Trobriand Islanders' eschatological belief system explains what happens when someone dies. Bronislaw Malinowski described essentials of this eschatology in his articles "Baloma: the Spirits of the Dead in the Trobriand Islands" and "Myth in Primitive Psychology". There he also presented the Trobrianders' belief that a "baloma" can be reborn; he claimed that Trobrianders are unaware of the father's role as genitor. This volume presents a critical review of Malinowski's ethnography of Trobriand eschatology – finally settling the "virgin birth" controversy. It also documents the ritualized and highly poetic "wosi milamala" – the harvest festival songs. They are sung in an archaic variety of Kilivila called "biga baloma" – the baloma language. Malinowski briefly refers to these songs but does not mention that they codify many aspects of Trobriand eschatology. The songs are still sung at specific occasions; however, they are now moribund. With these songs Trobriand eschatology will vanish. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-613902022-01-31T19:04:28Z The Tuma Underworld of Love. Erotic and other narrative songs of the Trobriand Islanders and their spirits of the dead Gunter Senft PL1-8844 Antropological linguistics Austronesian languages Linguistics Anthropology The Trobriand Islanders' eschatological belief system explains what happens when someone dies. Bronislaw Malinowski described essentials of this eschatology in his articles "Baloma: the Spirits of the Dead in the Trobriand Islands" and "Myth in Primitive Psychology". There he also presented the Trobrianders' belief that a "baloma" can be reborn; he claimed that Trobrianders are unaware of the father's role as genitor. This volume presents a critical review of Malinowski's ethnography of Trobriand eschatology – finally settling the "virgin birth" controversy. It also documents the ritualized and highly poetic "wosi milamala" – the harvest festival songs. They are sung in an archaic variety of Kilivila called "biga baloma" – the baloma language. Malinowski briefly refers to these songs but does not mention that they codify many aspects of Trobriand eschatology. The songs are still sung at specific occasions; however, they are now moribund. With these songs Trobriand eschatology will vanish. 2021-02-12T06:41:25Z 2021-02-12T06:41:25Z 2016-10-28 13:11:25 2011 book 19909 18795838 9789027284693 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/61390 eng Culture and Language Use image/png Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://www.jbe-platform.com/content/books/9789027284693 John Benjamins Publishing Company 10.1075/clu.5 10.1075/clu.5 a0ecc02e-9674-41da-98fe-e7842d79279a 9789027284693 xvii, 138 open access |
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| title | The Tuma Underworld of Love. Erotic and other narrative songs of the Trobriand Islanders and their spirits of the dead |
| title_full | The Tuma Underworld of Love. Erotic and other narrative songs of the Trobriand Islanders and their spirits of the dead |
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| title_short | The Tuma Underworld of Love. Erotic and other narrative songs of the Trobriand Islanders and their spirits of the dead |
| title_sort | tuma underworld of love erotic and other narrative songs of the trobriand islanders and their spirits of the dead |
| topic | PL1-8844 Antropological linguistics Austronesian languages Linguistics Anthropology |
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