Bellona Island Beliefs and Rituals

Bellona Island Beliefs and Rituals
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Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages : 484
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ISBN-10 : 082481147X
ISBN-13 : 9780824811471
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Download or read book Bellona Island Beliefs and Rituals written by Torben Monberg and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 1991-05-01 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Monberg's account of the Bellonese religion is descriptive ethnography at its best. It is rich in detail, and the organization of the material gives a coherent view of Bellonese culture and society. While not a comparative study in itself, it provides an abundance of data that will be invaluable for other works that are more comparative in nature." -from the Editor's Note Pacific Islands Monograph Series No.9 Center for Pacific Islands Studies, UH


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