Origins, Ancestry and Alliance: Explorations in Austronesian Ethnography (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780731524327)

This collection of papers, the third in a series of volumes on the work of the Comparative Austronesian Project, explores indigenous Austronesian ideas of origin, ancestry and alliance and considers the comparative significance of these ideas in social practice. The papers examine social practice in a diverse range of societies extending from insular Southeast Asia to the islands of the Pacific.

Author: James J. Fox
ISBN-10: 0731524322
ISBN-13: 9780731524327
Publisher: Anu Press
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2006
Pages: 346
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.73lbs
Size: 9.84h x 6.93w x 0.94d