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The politics of reproductive ritual

Title
  1. The politics of reproductive ritual / Karen Ericksen Paige and Jeffery M. Paige, with the assistance of Linda Fuller and Elisabeth Magnus.
Published by
  1. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1981.
Author
  1. Paige, Karen.

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Additional authors
  1. Paige, Jeffery M.
Description
  1. xii, 380 p.; 24 cm.
Summary
  1. Menarche and ritual defloration among the Arunta; elopement among the Tiwi.
Subject
  1. Birth customs
  2. Puberty rites
  3. Sex customs
  4. Arrernte > Aranda people (C8) (NT SG53-02)
  5. Tiwi people (N20) (NT SC52-16)
  6. Ceremonies > Women
  7. Reproduction > Menstruation
  8. Adolescence > Puberty
  9. Gender relations > Elopement
  10. Sozialanthropologie
  11. Sexualität
  12. Generatives Verhalten
  13. Seksuele gebruiken
  14. Kraamgebruiken
  15. Generatives Verhalten
  16. Sozialanthropologie
  17. Tiwi Islands (NT SC52-15, SC52-16)
Contents
  1. Reproductive ritual : a continuation of politics by another means -- The dilemma of menarche : female puberty rites -- Male circumcision : the dilemma of fission -- The dilemma of legitimacy : birth practices -- Menstrual restrictions and sex segregation practices -- Summary and implications for complex societies.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Note
  1. Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Bibliography: p. 317-371.