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Argonauts of the Western Pacific: An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea

Argonauts of the Western Pacific: An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea

by Bronislaw Malinowski

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Author
Malinowski, Bronislaw, 1884-1942
Title
Argonauts of the Western Pacific An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea
Credits
Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (Italy) for Project Gutenberg.
Language
English
LoC Class
GN: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Anthropology
Subject
Trobriand Islands (Papua New Guinea) -- Social life and customs
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 55822
Release Date
October 26, 2017
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Untitled
  2. 2.Preface
  3. 3.Foreword
  4. 4.Acknowledgements
  5. 5.Phonetic Note.
  6. 6.Table of Contents
  7. 7.Table of Contents
  8. 8.List of Illustrations — Maps — Tables — Figures in text
  9. 9.Introduction: The Subject, Method and Scope of this Inquiry — I — II — III — IV — V — VI — VII — VIII — IX
  10. 10.The Country and Inhabitants of the Kula District — I — II — III — IV — V
  11. 11.The Natives of the Trobriand Islands — I — II — III — IV — V — VI — VII — VIII
  12. 12.The Essentials of the Kula — I — II — III — IV — V — VI
  13. 13.Canoes and Sailing — I — II — III — IV — V
  14. 14.The Ceremonial Building of a Waga — I — II
  15. 15.Vabusi Tokway Spell.
  16. 16.Kaymomwa’u Spell.
  17. 17.Kaygagabile Spell.
  18. 18.Kapitunena Duku Spell.
  19. 19.Ligogu Spell. — III
  20. 20.Wayugo Spell. — IV
  21. 21.Launching of a Canoe and Ceremonial Visiting—Tribal Economics in the Trobriands — I — II — III — IV — V — VI — List of Gifts, Payments, and Commercial Transactions. — VII
  22. 22.The Departure of an Overseas Expedition
  23. 23.Yawarapu Spell.
  24. 24.Sulumwoya Spell. 1
  25. 25.Kaymwaloyo Spell.
  26. 26.Lilava Spell.
  27. 27.Gebobo Spell.
  28. 28.The First Halt of the Fleet on Muwa — I — II — III
  29. 29.Kadumiyala Spell.
  30. 30.Bisila Spell.
  31. 31.Kayikuna Veva Spell.
  32. 32.Sailing on the Sea-Arm of Pilolu — I — II — III — IV
  33. 33.The Story of Shipwreck — I — II — III
  34. 34.Giyorokaywa No. 1 (Leyya Kayga’u).
  35. 35.Giyorokaywa No. 2 (Pwaka Kayga’u).
  36. 36.Giyotanawa No. 1 (Dakuna Kayga’u).
  37. 37.Giyotanawa No. 2. — IV
  38. 38.Narrative of Shipwreck and Salvage. — V
  39. 39.Kaytaria Spell.
  40. 40.Myth of Tokulubwaydoga.
  41. 41.Kayga’u of Tokulubwaydoga.
  42. 42.In the Amphletts—Sociology of the Kula — I — II — III — IV
  43. 43.In Tewara and Sanaroa—Mythology of the Kula — I
  44. 44.The Story of Gumagabu — The Gumagabu Song — I — II — III — IV — V — VI — II — III — IV
  45. 45.The Myth of the Flying Canoe of Kudayuri. — V
  46. 46.The Story of Kasabwaybwayreta and Gumakarakedakeda — VI — VII — VIII
  47. 47.Myth of Atu’a’ine, Aturamo’a and Sinatemubadiye’i.
  48. 48.On the Beach of Sarubwoyna — I
  49. 49.Kaykakaya Spell
  50. 50.Talo Spell
  51. 51.The Spell of the Ta’uya (Conch Shell) — II
  52. 52.Kayikuna Tabuyo
  53. 53.Kavalikuliku
  54. 54.Kaytavilena Mwoynawaga — III
  55. 55.Ka’ubana’i
  56. 56.The Kula in Dobu—Technicalities of the Exchange — I — II — III
  57. 57.Kwoygapani Spell
  58. 58.The Journey Home—The Fishing and Working of the Kaloma Shell — I — II — III
  59. 59.Account of the Kaloma Making — IV
  60. 60.The Return Visit of the Dobuans to Sinaketa — I — Time-table of the Uvalaku Expedition, Dobu to Sinaketa, 1918 — II — III
  61. 61.Magic and the Kula — I — II — III — IV — V — VI — VII — VIII — IX — X — XI — XII
  62. 62.The Power of Words in Magic—Some Linguistic Data — I — II
  63. 63.Wayugo Spell — III. — IV — V
  64. 64.Rayikuna Sulumwoya (also called Sumgeyyata) — VI — VII — VIII — IX — X — XI — XII — XIII — XIV — XV
  65. 65.The Tolabwaga Sub-Clan and Their Sea-Faring Privileges — XVI — XVII
  66. 66.Explanation of Word Visisi’una
  67. 67.Gwara in Dobu and the Ka’ubana’i Magic
  68. 68.The Inland Kula — I — II — III — IV
  69. 69.Expeditions Between Kiriwina and Kitava — I — II — III
  70. 70.The Remaining Branches and Offshoots of the Kula — I — II — III — IV — V
  71. 71.The Meaning of the Kula
  72. 72.Index
  73. 73.Colophon — Availability — Metadata — Catalog entries — Encoding — Revision History — Corrections

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