Research Catalog

Title

My village, my world : everyday life in Nadoria, Fiji / by Solomoni Biturogoiwasa with Anthony R. Walker.

Author

Biturogoiwasa, Solomoni.

Publication

[Suva, Fiji] : Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific, 2001.

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Additional Authors

• University of the South Pacific. Institute of Pacific Studies.
• Walker, Anthony R.

Description

xiii, 153 p. : ill., maps; 21 cm.

Subject

• Ethnology > Nadoria
• Nadoria (Fiji) > Social life and customs

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 120-123) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• Foreword / Anthony R. Walker ... 1. Nadoria: my home village: Introduction. Nadoria: the village between land and sea. Village demography. The daily round of village life. The history of our village (including some legends) -- 2. Kinsmen and chiefs: an introduction to our village society: Introduction. Yavusa, Mataqali, Itokatoka and Vuvale: our fundamental social groups. Veiwekani (kinship). Village politics in Nadoria: making decisions, settling disputes and providing protection. Organs of responsibility beyond the village -- 3. Making a living at Nadoria: Introduction. The ownership of the land. The use of the land. The use of rivers, beach and sea. Animal husbandry and poultry farming. The organisation of production. Commodity distribution
• 4. Beyond the mundane: Introduction. Pre-Christian Fijian religion. The Christian experience -- 5. The passage through life: Introduction. Birth. Going to school and other means of education. Puberty and its rituals. Marriage. Growing old. Death and funerals -- Appendix: Village life in Fiji: a bibliographic guide / Anthony R. Walker.

ISBN

9820201608

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Harvard Library