Overview

This is the eighth volume in the Comparative Austronesian series. The papers in this volume examine metaphors of path and journey among specific Austronesian societies located on islands from Taiwan to Timor and from Madagascar to Micronesia. These diverse local expressions define common cultural conceptions found throughout the Austronesian-speaking world.

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Author:   James J. Fox
Publisher:   ANU Press
Imprint:   ANU Press
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9781760464325

ISBN 10:   1760464325
Publication Date:   18 May 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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Table of Contents

Abbreviations List of illustrations Towards a comparative ethnography of Austronesian 'paths' and ‘journeys’ – James J. Fox From paths to traditional territory: Wayfinding and the materialisation of an ancestral homeland – Wen-ling Lin Testing paths in shamanic performances among the northern Amis of Taiwan – Yi-tze Lee Funerary speeches and marital investigations in highland Madagascar – Denis Regnier Journeys in quest of cosmic power: Highland heroes in Borneo – Monica Janowski Life, death and journeys of regeneration in Saribas Iban funerary rituals – Clifford Sather The long journey of the rice maiden from Li’o to Tanjung Bunga: A Lamaholot sung narrative (Flores, eastern Indonesia) – Dana Rappoport Paths of life and death: Rotenese life-course recitations and the journey to the afterworld – James J. Fox Winds and seas: Exploring the pulses of place in kula exchange and yam gardening – Susanne Kuehling On the word ked: The ‘way’ of being and becoming in Muyuw – Frederick H. Damon Walking on the village paths: Kanaawoq in Yap and rarahan in Yami – Yu-chien Huang Contributors Index

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