Malay Peasant Society in Jelebu (Hardcover, Revised)

First published in 1939 and long out of print, this book remains unique as the only full and detailed account by a social anthropologist of a complete pagan Polynesian ritual cycle. This new single-volume edition omits some of the Tikopia vernacular texts, but includes a new theoretical introduction; postscripts have also been supplied to some of the chapters comparing the performances of 1928-9 with those witnessed by Professor Firth on his second visit to Tikopia in 1952. There is a specially written Epilogue on the final eclipse of the traditional ritual, based on a third visit by the author during the summer of 1966.

General

Imprint:	Berg Publishers
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	LSE Monographs on Social Anthropology
Release date:	1965
First published:	1965
Authors:	M. G. Swift
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	192
Edition:	Revised
ISBN-13:	978-1-85973-889-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Social classes > General
LSN:	1-85973-889-3
Barcode:	9781859738894

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