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Being ‘Mande’: Person, Land and Names
Among the Hinihon in the Adelbert Range, Papua New Guinea
Heidelberg Studies in Pacific Anthropology, Bd. 3
2015
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Abstract
This monograph presents an in-depth study of the Hinihon people in a remote mountainous area of the Adelbert Range, a part of Papua New Guinea under-represented in ethnography. Based on sound ethnographic fieldwork and by combining theoretical elements of the Anthropology of Landscape and the Anthropology of Person, the author explores the previously unknown local world of these ‘semi-nomadic’ people, as well as historical material. Who are the Hinihon and what constitutes Hinihon personhood? Of paramount importance for their cultural identity is the distinct naming system that indicates birth order within the family and avoids the use of personal names. Hinihon landscape consists of places where the people work, eat, and meet, constantly switching between these locations. Through this daily movement, a neutral landscape becomes a significant place, which, much more than just being a means of sustenance, also conveys memory, emotions and a sense of belonging. In contrast to the villages, the bush and the gardens are socialised places. ‘Mande’, a key term that denotes ‘person’ as well as ‘people’, reflects and imparts this Hinihon notion of relatedness with people, with the land, and with the past and future.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
| Zwischenüberschrift | Seite | Aktion | Preis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contents | v | ||
| List of Illustrations | vii | ||
| Maps | 1 | ||
| 1 The Adelbert Range in Papua New Guinea | 1 | ||
| 2 Road and paths on the route Madang – Hinihon | 2 | ||
| 3 Villages of the Adelbert Range | 3 | ||
| 4 Villages, hamlets and gardens within Hinihon territory | 34 | ||
| Drawing and Chart | 44 | ||
| Drawing 1: The star constellation Wahib Melek Amun, drawn by Ossil, July 2004 | 44 | ||
| Chart 1: Garden patchwork in Olipe | 117 | ||
| Tables | 29 | ||
| 1 Village names and the corresponding language groups | 29 | ||
| 2 Features attributed to the Hinihon clans | 49 | ||
| 3 Family positions of the Andobekar clan | 152 | ||
| 4 Case study of Andobembam’s children | 154 | ||
| 5 Family positions of all Hinihon clans | 155 | ||
| Pictures | 14 | ||
| 1 Apua and I in Abebete, June 2004 | 14 | ||
| 2 Konorobam, June 2004 | 15 | ||
| 3 The village of Aton, October 2000 | 31 | ||
| 4 The garden house in Bumok with Selukum, July 2004 | 35 | ||
| 5 Child of Andobifoa coming back from garden work with her parents in Aton, November 2000 | 79 | ||
| 6 Children ‘planting’ their garden, June 2004 | 81 | ||
| 7 Sections in the garden in Nolumenda with kokom, May 2004 | 86 | ||
| Acknowledgements | ix | ||
| 1 INTRODUCTION | 1 | ||
| In the Field | 1 | ||
| Theoretical Premises and Research Methods | 7 | ||
| Main Informants | 13 | ||
| 2 ETHNOGRAPHIC CONTEXT | 19 | ||
| Retracing the Past | 19 | ||
| Places to Live: Villages, Hamlets and Gardens | 31 | ||
| Socio-Cultural Organisation: Melek (the Sister’s Child) is the ‘Star’ | 37 | ||
| 3 PERSON | 57 | ||
| Theoretical Background | 57 | ||
| Hinihon Personhood | 70 | ||
| Traits of Sociality: From Receiving to Giving | 73 | ||
| Achieving ‘Personhood in Between’: Mande Kokom | 85 | ||
| Conclusion | 88 | ||
| 4 LAND | 95 | ||
| Anthropology of Landscape | 95 | ||
| Empty Villages and Nomadic Gardeners | 102 | ||
| The Meaning of Land | 103 | ||
| Networks of Places in the Flux | 111 | ||
| Establishing Social Continuity | 126 | ||
| Conclusion | 131 | ||
| 5 NAMES | 135 | ||
| Theoretical Approaches to Personal Names | 135 | ||
| The Hinihon System of Naming | 149 | ||
| Opu Ondik: ‘Talk without Meaning’ | 150 | ||
| ‘Shell’ and ‘Essence’: The Transfer of a Name | 157 | ||
| Avoiding the Name – Evading the Person | 168 | ||
| Conclusion | 171 | ||
| 6 SYNTHESIS: PERSON, LAND AND NAMES | 177 | ||
| Glossary | 187 | ||
| References | 191 | ||
| Index | 201 |
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