The Voice of the Tambaran: Truth and Illusion in Ilahita Arapesh Religion

Cover......Page 1
Flap......Page 2
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 8
Illustrations......Page 9
PReface......Page 11
Orthographic note......Page 15
A note on ritual sorcery......Page 16
Acknowledgments......Page 17
1 Introduction......Page 20
2 Falanga: Conditioning the ritual allegiance......Page 53
3 Lefin: Pangs of a new identity......Page 74
4 Maolimu: The metamorphosis......Page 98
5 Nggwal's House: The architecture of village spirituality......Page 135
6 Divine artistry: The power and aesthetics of self-creation......Page 187
7 Nggwal Bunafunei: The ritual climax......Page 224
8 Nggwal Walipeine: The consolation of old age......Page 269
9 Toward a religious ethic......Page 303
10 The voice of the Tambaran......Page 330
11 Epilogue......Page 344
Appendix A: Selected glossary of technical, vernacular and pidgin English terms......Page 345
Appendix B: Mythic variation and the naturalization of meaning......Page 349
Appendix C: Nggwal and population flux......Page 353
Bibliography......Page 359
Index......Page 365
Flap......Page 374
Back cover......Page 375