Description: Identity through History: Living Stories in a Solomon Islands Society: 83 (Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology, Series Number 83)Geoffrey M. White Cambridge University Press Hardcover Unused and unread, minor cosmetic imperfections such as scuffing or minor creasing. Stamped 'damaged' by publisher to a non-text page. EAN: 9780521401722 Published 14/11/1991 Language: English For people who live in small communities transformed by powerful outside forces, narrative accounts of culture contact and change create images of collective identity through the idiom of shared history. How may we understand the processes that make such accounts compelling for those who tell them? Why do some narratives acquire a kind of mythic status as they are told and retold in a variety of contexts and genres? Identity Through History attempts to explain how identity formation developed among the people of Santa Isabel in the Solomon Islands who were victimised by raiding headhunters in the nineteenth century, and then embraced Christianity around the turn of the century. Making innovative use of work in psychological and historical anthropology, Geoffrey White shows how these significant events were crucial to the community's view of itself in shifting social and political circumstances. Acknowledgments 1. Introduction Part I. Orientations 2. First encounters 3. Portraits of the past 4. Chiefs, persons and power Part II. Transformations 5. Crisis and Christianity 6. Conversions and consolidation Part III. Narrations 7. Becoming Christian playing with history 8. Missionary encounters narrating the self Part IV. Revitalization 9. Collisions and convergence 10. The paramount chief rites of renewal 11. Conclusion Notes References. DispatchIn stock here - same-day dispatch from England. My SKU: 3274555RefundsNo-hassle refunds are always available if your book is not as expected.Terms and Conditions of SaleSorry - no collections. All sales are subject to extended Terms and Conditions of Sale as well as the Return Policy and Payment Instructions. Visit my eBay Store for details andmany more books. Template layout and design, "JNC Academic Books", "needbooks", Copyright © JNC INC. Designated trademarks, layouts and brands are the property of their respective owners. All Rights Reserved.
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Title: Identity through History: Living Stories in a Solomon Islands Soc
ISBN: 0521401720
Pages: 292
Number of Pages: 292 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Identity Through History: Living Stories in a Solomon Islands Society
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Year: 1991
Subject: Anthropology
Item Height: 229 mm
Item Weight: 600 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Geoffrey M. White
Series: Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology
Item Width: 152 mm
Format: Hardcover
