Author(s): Philip L. Newman

Pacific Islands | Secondhand

Secondhand.

The Gururumba live in six large villages in the upper Asaro Valley, New Guinea. We see the Gururumba in their natural setting, and then how their behavior is patterned and arranged in social groups and roles. 

Contents: Introduction; The People, The Setting, The Beginning; The Strategy of Counting; Focusing on Groups; Focusing on Roles; The Floe of Objects; Ritual and Social Structure; A Theme in Supernaturalism; A View of Man and Society; Patterns and People; Glossary; Recommended Reading.

Ex-library.