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The politics of reproductive ritual

Title
The politics of reproductive ritual / Karen Ericksen Paige and Jeffery M. Paige, with the assistance of Linda Fuller and Elisabeth Magnus.
Author
Paige, Karen.
Publication
Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1981.

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Additional Authors
Paige, Jeffery M.
Description
xii, 380 p.; 24 cm.
Summary
Menarche and ritual defloration among the Arunta; elopement among the Tiwi.
Subject
  • Birth customs
  • Puberty rites
  • Sex customs
  • Arrernte > Aranda people (C8) (NT SG53-02)
  • Tiwi people (N20) (NT SC52-16)
  • Ceremonies > Women
  • Reproduction > Menstruation
  • Adolescence > Puberty
  • Gender relations > Elopement
  • Sozialanthropologie
  • Sexualität
  • Generatives Verhalten
  • Seksuele gebruiken
  • Kraamgebruiken
  • Generatives Verhalten
  • Sozialanthropologie
  • Tiwi Islands (NT SC52-15, SC52-16)
Note
  • Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. 317-371.
Contents
Reproductive ritual : a continuation of politics by another means -- The dilemma of menarche : female puberty rites -- Male circumcision : the dilemma of fission -- The dilemma of legitimacy : birth practices -- Menstrual restrictions and sex segregation practices -- Summary and implications for complex societies.
ISBN
  • 0520030710
  • 9780520030718
  • 0520047826
  • 9780520047822
LCCN
75017289
OCLC
  • ocm06708394
  • 6708394
  • SCSB-51186
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library