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Micronesian Religion and Lore - A Guide to Sources, 1526-1990 (Hardcover) Loot Price: R2,486
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Micronesian Religion and Lore - A Guide to Sources, 1526-1990 (Hardcover): Douglas Haynes, William L. Wuerch

Micronesian Religion and Lore - A Guide to Sources, 1526-1990 (Hardcover)

Douglas Haynes, William L. Wuerch

Series: Bibliographies and Indexes in Religious Studies

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There are far fewer publications on the ethnology of Micronesia than for any other region in the Pacific. This dearth is especially seen in the traditional religion, folklore, and iconography of the area. Haynes and Wuerch have located 1,193 relevant titles. For the first time, these mostly scarce or unpublished materials are now accessible in this essential research tool. The focus is on tradition, which became modified after contact with the West--the adaptation and persistence of these traditions are included in this bibliography.

Traditional Micronesian iconography is largely religious in nature, as is the case with most tribal or preliterate societies. There is also a large corpus of Micronesian myths, legends, beliefs, and practices that may not fit the Western concept of religion, but would be classified under folklore. That distinction cannot be consistently made in Micronesian cultures, nor in most other preliterate, thus prehistoric, societies. The overlap of religion and folklore is pervasive, so the scope of subjects included is broad. The subject matter encompasses magic, sorcery, ritual, cosmology, mythology, iconography, iconology, oral traditions, songs, chants, dance, music, traditional medicine, and many activities of daily life. Only those works that directly treat these subjects in the context of religion or folklore are included in this volume.

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Imprint: Greenwood Press
Country of origin: United States
Series: Bibliographies and Indexes in Religious Studies
Release date: February 1995
Authors: Douglas Haynes • William L. Wuerch
Dimensions: 235 x 155 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 328
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-28955-2
Categories: Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Myths & mythology
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Alternative belief systems > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Ethnic or tribal religions > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Folklore
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Alternative belief systems > General
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Myths & mythology
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Ethnic or tribal religions > General
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Barcode: 9780313289552

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