The Sambia : ritual, sexuality, and change in Papua New Guinea / Gilbert Herdt.

"This cultural and psychological study of gender identity and sexual development in a New Guinea Highlands society includes rich material on initiation rites and socialization studies, and contrasts the Sambia with other societies, including the United States. For example, Sambia boys experience rit...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Case studies in cultural anthropology.
Main Author: Herdt, Gilbert H., 1949-
Language:English
Published: Belmont, CA : Thomson/Wadsworth, [2006], ©2006.
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Case studies in cultural anthropology.
Subjects:
Sambia (Papua New Guinean people) > Rites and ceremonies.
Sambia (Papua New Guinean people) > Sexual behavior.
Sex customs > Papua New Guinea.
Sex symbolism.
Initiation rites > Papua New Guinea.
Male homosexuality > Papua New Guinea.
Masculinity > Papua New Guinea.
Initiation rites.
Male homosexuality.
Masculinity.
Sex customs.
Papua New Guinea.
Ethnosoziologie.
Homosexualität.
Initiation.
Kapin (Volk)
Sambia (Volk)
Kapin <Volk>.
Sambia <Volk>.
Physical Description:xxiv, 178 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Format: Book

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