Grandchildren of the Ga'e Ancestors Social Organization and Cosmology |
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| Author:
| Molnar, A. |
| Series title: | Verhandelingen Van Het Koninklijk Instituut Voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-90-6718-147-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2000 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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Grandchildren of the Gaíe Ancestorsfocuses on the social organization, cosmology and ritual system of Hoga Sara society on the island of Flores. The first anthropological account of this eastern Indonesian people, this study challenges the classical models of descent and alliance by demonstrating the limitations of these analytical abstractions for understanding the social system of the Hoga Sara.
Grandchildren of the Gaíe Ancestorsfocuses on the social organization, cosmology and ritual system of Hoga Sara society on the island of Flores. The first anthropological account of this eastern Indonesian people, this study challenges the classical models of descent and alliance by demonstrating the limitations of these analytical abstractions for understanding the social system of the Hoga Sara.