The Sorrow of the Lonely and the Burning of the Dancers (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2005)

This classic ethnography, now in second edition, describes the traditional way of life of the Kaluli, a tropical forest people of Papua New Guinea. The book takes as its focus the nostalgic and violent Gisaro ceremony, one of the most remarkable performances in the anthropological literature. Tracking the major symbolic and emotional themes of the ceremony to their sources in everyday Kaluli life, Schieffelin shows how the central values and passions of Kaluli experience are governed by the basic forms of social reciprocity. However, Gisaro also reveals that social reciprocity is not limited to the dynamics of transaction, obligation, and alliance. It emerges, rather, as a mode of symbolic action and performative form, embodying a cultural scenario which shapes Kaluli emotional experience and moral sensibility and permeates their understanding of the human condition.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2005
First published:	2005
Authors:	E. Schieffelin
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	244
Edition:	2nd ed. 2005
ISBN-13:	978-1-4039-6789-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Indigenous peoples Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Customs Promotions
LSN:	1-4039-6789-X
Barcode:	9781403967893

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