Fox, C. E.,

The threshold of the Pacific : an account of the social organization magic and religion of the people of San Cristoval in the Salomon Islands / C.E. Fox. - 379 páginas : ilustraciones ; 25 centímetros. - The History of Civilization .

Introduction -- The Arosi District -- The Bauro District -- Kahua and Ugi -- Santa Anna and Santa Catalina -- Spiritual Beings-Hi'ona or Figona -- Prayers and Charms -- Spiritual beings-adaro Ghosts -- Sacrifices and shrines -- Spiritual beings-adaro spirits -- Kakamora tales -- Masai tales -- Wonder tales -- Birth and childhood -- Children's games and customs -- Marriage -- Death and burial -- Religion, medicine, and magic -- Beliefs about animals -- A cult of trees -- Stone work -- The chiefs -- Property -- Fighting -- Feasts -- Notes on various beliefs and customs -- Ulawa and arosi -- The cultural history of San Cristoval.




Etnología--San Christoval, Islas Salomón.

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