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The Accounts of Jong
A Discussion of Time, Space, and Person in Kayan, Papua New Guinea
Heidelberg Studies in Pacific Anthropology, Bd. 2
2014
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Abstract
The author of this book investigates a system of indigenous thought that pervades the life in Kayan, a village at the North-Coast of Papua New Guinea in a multitude of ways. The material is framed from the perspective of the former village elder Blasius Jong. With its roots in pre-missionary time, this system links different spheres of life and constitutes the basis for the organization of religious as well as of daily activities. Emanating from myths and a traditional calendar, the conceptions of person, time and space are discussed and the impact on social structure and religious life is highlighted. Together with historical and astronomical material, the author combines elements of the Anthropology of Person, of the Anthropology of Time and of the Anthropology of Space in novel ways, to reconstruct a fascinating system of thought that still has many consequences for today’s life in Kayan.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
| Zwischenüberschrift | Seite | Aktion | Preis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contents | v | ||
| List of Illustrations | vii | ||
| Maps | vii | ||
| Map 1.1: Location of Kayan | 8 | ||
| Map 3.1: Aerial view of the solar ecliptic | 51 | ||
| Map 3.2: Aerial view of the calendar directions | 57 | ||
| Map 3.3: The extended lines of the solar movement | 80 | ||
| Map 3.4: New Year line on the north coast of New Guinea | 86 | ||
| Plans | vii | ||
| Plan 1.1: Schematic village with hamlets in 2005 | 11 | ||
| Plan 3.1: Schematic village plan with group-division | 74 | ||
| Plan 3.2: The locations of the waterholes | 78 | ||
| Plan 3.3: The focus on Bari | 81 | ||
| Tables | vii | ||
| ‘Tok Oraet’ (from Kayan village) | ix | ||
| Note on the Spelling of Kayan na yon Words | xiii | ||
| Acknowledgments | xv | ||
| 1 Introduction | 1 | ||
| Leading into the Field | 1 | ||
| Ethnographic Setting or the Ethnographer’s Sitting | 6 | ||
| Inside Jong’s Head or One Possible History of Kayan | 14 | ||
| 2 The Myth of Weakaupyor | 23 | ||
| Weakaupyor: The Eggs of the Weakaup-Bird | 23 | ||
| Elements and Comparable Stories | 24 | ||
| Historical Settlement | 32 | ||
| Water and Sound: Spirits, Magic, Medicine | 36 | ||
| 3 Calendars – Time and Space | 43 | ||
| Calendars and Time | 43 | ||
| Kayan Calendar | 48 | ||
| Seasonal Activities | 57 | ||
| Intermediary I: A Short Excursion to the Stars | 62 | ||
| The Social Mesocosm | 68 | ||
| Water and Place: The Spirits and the Year | 76 | ||
| Landscape: Places in Space | 82 | ||
| The Connection of the Spirit-Mother with Karkar Island | 83 | ||
| Intermediary II: Orientation in Space | 87 | ||
| The Social Macrocosm | 94 | ||
| Calendar Conclusion | 104 | ||
| 4 The Kayan Person | 113 | ||
| Discussions about Personhood | 113 | ||
| Intermediary III: The Stories of Jari and Namit | 117 | ||
| Becoming Human in Kayan | 122 | ||
| Intermediary IV: The Story of Maumbra | 128 | ||
| Initiation: Nourishing the Ndurum | 131 | ||
| Mortuary Rites: Disintegrating the Ndurum | 137 | ||
| Tuning in and out of Kayan Personhood | 148 | ||
| The Social Microcosm | 155 | ||
| Person Conclusion | 160 | ||
| 5 Combining the Spheres | 165 | ||
| 6 Postscript 2013 | 171 | ||
| 7 Compilation of Events | 175 | ||
| 8 Gallery of Contributors | 181 | ||
| 9 Appendices | 201 | ||
| I: Weakaupyor | 201 | ||
| II: Jari | 216 | ||
| III: Namit | 229 | ||
| IV: Maumbra | 239 | ||
| Glossary | 251 | ||
| References | 255 | ||
| Index | 283 |
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