The magical body
Subtitle: power, fame, and meaning in a Melanesian society
By: Richard Eves.
Series: Studies in anthropology and history; v. 23
Publisher: Harwood Academic Publishers
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Australia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 302
Subjects: Mandak (Papua New Guinea people) -- Rites and ceremonies; Mandak (Papua New Guinea people) -- Food; Mandak (Papua New Guinea people) -- Agriculture; Body, Human -- Social aspects -- Papua New Guinea -- New Ireland Province; Body, Human -- Symbolic aspects -- Papua New Guinea -- New Ireland Province; Magic -- Papua New Guinea -- New Ireland Province; New Ireland Province (Papua New Guinea) -- Social life and customs
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-289) and index.