Tungaru traditions : writings on the Atoll culture of the Gilbert Islands / Arthur Francis Grimble ; edited by H.E. Maude.
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Honolulu :
Center for Pacific Islands Studies, School of Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific Studies, University of Hawaii : University of Hawaii Press,
c1989.
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| Series: | Pacific islands monograph series ;
no. 7 |
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Table of Contents:
- Part 1. Notes on Gilbertese culture. Adoption ; Agricultural rituals ; Ancestor cult ; Ancestral lands ; Animals ; Archaeology ; Birth ; Body care and adornment ; Canoes and navigation ; Conveyence and inheritance ; Death ; Gods ; History ; Magic ; The maneaba ; Marriage ; Medical practices ; Names ; Relationships ; Social and political organization ; Sorcery ; Tinaba and Eiriki
- Part 2. The maneaba. The function of the maneaba in Gilbertese society ; Precedence and privileges of the clans in the maneaba ; Traditional origins of the maneaba ; The clan and the totem
- Part 3. Essays on mythology, history, and dancing. The historical content of Gilbertese mythology ; A genealogical approach to Gilbertese history ; A history of Abemama / Airam Teeko, translated by Reid Cowell ; A discourse on Gilbertese dancing.
