The Garia: An Ethnography Of A Traditional Cosmic System In Papua New Guinea
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A landmark work in anthropological scholarship, The Garia: An Ethnography of a Traditional Cosmic System in Papua New Guinea presents a meticulous and authoritative study of the Garia people of the Madang Province in Papua New Guinea, examining the intricate belief systems, social structures, and cosmological frameworks that govern their way of life. Peter Lawrence argues that the Garia's worldview cannot be understood through Western analytical categories alone, and instead details how their cosmic order — encompassing relationships between humans, deities, and the natural world — forms the very foundation of their social organization and daily existence. Written with academic rigor yet remaining accessible, the work chronicles the rituals, kinship networks, and religious practices that bind Garia society together, illustrating how their traditional knowledge system operates as a coherent and self-sustaining whole. Drawing on extensive fieldwork, Lawrence uncovers the logic underlying cargo cult movements and indigenous religious responses to colonialism, situating the Garia experience within broader debates in anthropological theory. This ethnography stands as an essential reference for scholars of Melanesian studies, the anthropology of religion, and the study of traditional knowledge systems in the Pacific.
Author: Peter Lawrence
Format: Hardback
Published: 1984, Melbourne University Press
Genre: Anthropology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A landmark work in anthropological scholarship, The Garia: An Ethnography of a Traditional Cosmic System in Papua New Guinea presents a meticulous and authoritative study of the Garia people of the Madang Province in Papua New Guinea, examining the intricate belief systems, social structures, and cosmological frameworks that govern their way of life. Peter Lawrence argues that the Garia's worldview cannot be understood through Western analytical categories alone, and instead details how their cosmic order — encompassing relationships between humans, deities, and the natural world — forms the very foundation of their social organization and daily existence. Written with academic rigor yet remaining accessible, the work chronicles the rituals, kinship networks, and religious practices that bind Garia society together, illustrating how their traditional knowledge system operates as a coherent and self-sustaining whole. Drawing on extensive fieldwork, Lawrence uncovers the logic underlying cargo cult movements and indigenous religious responses to colonialism, situating the Garia experience within broader debates in anthropological theory. This ethnography stands as an essential reference for scholars of Melanesian studies, the anthropology of religion, and the study of traditional knowledge systems in the Pacific.