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Naven or the Other Self. A Relational Approach to Ritual Action.

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In this work, the authors propose a novel theory of ritual action founded upon an in-depth study of the wide variety of behaviors that the Iatmul of Papua New Guinea identify as naven. This transvistism rite was studied by Gregory Bateson in the 1930s and documented by other anthropologists since. Ritual performance is shown to involve the construction of complex relational networks entailing the condensation of contradictory modes of relationship in accordance with over-arching interactive forms.
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halshs-00445409 , version 1 (08-01-2010)

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Michael Houseman, Carlo Severi. Naven or the Other Self. A Relational Approach to Ritual Action.. Brill, pp.325, 1998, Numen Book Series. ⟨halshs-00445409⟩
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