Search for dissertations about: "missionary studies"

Showing result 26 - 26 of 26 swedish dissertations containing the words missionary studies.

2. 26. Sagali and the Kula : A Regional Systems Analysis of the Massim

   Author : Johnny Persson; Socialantropologi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; political organization; exchange systems; structural transformations; reproductive models; regional analysis; kula; Trobriands; Massim; Melanesia; Papua New Guinea; Cultural anthropology; ethnology; Kulturantropologi; etnologi;

   Abstract : This thesis is concerned with developing a consistent regional perspective on the Massim peoples of southeastern Papua New Guinea, a task largely neglected by earlier anthropological studies, it is claimed, or, when sometimes attempted, unsuccessfully accomplished for a number of reasons, both methodological and theoretical. The author uses a comparative approach for investigating a selection of Massim societies. READ MORE