Malinowski

Coral Gardens and Their Magic

The Description of Gardening [1935]

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The first part of a two-volume classic devoted to the agriculture and agricultural rites of the Trobriand islanders. This work looks at the significance of agriculture in the Trobriand Islands.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 610
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. November 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 699g
• ISBN-13: 9780415606530
• ISBN-10: 0415606535
• Artikelnr.: 57055012

Autorenporträt

Bronislaw Malinowski Department of Anthropology, University of London, London School of Economics

Inhaltsangabe

CONTENTS OF VOLUME ONE PART ONE INTRODUCTION: TRIBAL ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL
ORGANISATION OF THE TROBRIANDERS PART TWO GARDENS AND THEIR MAGIC ON A
CORAL ATOLL I. GENERAL ACCOUNT OF GARDENING II. THE GARDENS OF OMARAKANA:
EARLY WORK AND INAUGURATIVE MAGIC HI. THE GARDENS OF OMARAKANA: PREPARING
THE SOIL AND PLANTING THE SEED IV. THE GARDEN S OF OMARAKANA: THE MAGIC OF
GROWTH V. HARVES T VI. THE CUSTOMAR Y LAW OF HARVEST GIFTS VII. THE WORK
AND MAGIC OF PROSPERITY VIII. STRUCTURE AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE BWAYMA IX.
A COMPARATIVE GLANCE AT TROBRIAND GARDENING X. THE CULTIVATION OF TARO,
PALMS AND BANANAS XI. THE METHOD OF FIELD-WORK AND INVISIBLE FACTS OF
NATIVE LAW AND ECONOMICS XII. LAND TENURE PART THREE DOCUMENTS AN D
APPENDICE