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Baloma; the Spirits of the Dead in the Trobriand Islands
Baloma the Spirits of the Dead in the Trobriand Islands
Author: Bronislaw Malinowski
Baloma is the spirit of the dead in Trobriand society, as studied by Bronislaw Malinowski, 1922. It plays a key role in conception ideologies and explains and maintains the matrilineal descent system by substituting the role of male sperm ("fathers") with that of a spirit. The baloma is that spirit of a deceased lineage member which impregnates ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780559110894
ISBN-10: 0559110898
Publication Date: 4/30/2009
Pages: 132
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Publisher: BiblioLife
Book Type: Hardcover
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