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The Mask of War: Violence, Ritual and the Self in Melanesia (Themes in Social Anthropology)
The Mask of War Violence Ritual and the Self in Melanesia - Themes in Social Anthropology
Author: Simon Harrison
A study of the Melanesian conception of warfare and aggression, which examines the ideological uses to which these indigenous constructs of violence are used in Melanesian political life. It specifically examines the systems of ideology or symbolism which shape the actualities of warfare.
ISBN-13: 9780719039119
ISBN-10: 0719039118
Pages: 200
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Publisher: Manchester Univ Pr
Book Type: Hardcover
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