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Songs from the Second Float: A Musical Ethnography of Taku Atoll, Papua New Guinea (Pacific Islands Monograph Series)
Richard Moyle
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Description for Songs from the Second Float: A Musical Ethnography of Taku Atoll, Papua New Guinea (Pacific Islands Monograph Series)
Hardcover. Taku is arguably the only location where traditional Polynesian religion is practiced. This book explores the many ways in which spirit activities impact on both domestic and ritual life, how group singing and dancing give audible and visible expression to a variety of religious beliefs, and how spirit mediums relay songs and dances from the dead. Series: Pacific Islands Monograph Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, 95 illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; AVGE; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
This book, based on fieldwork spanning a decade, gives a comprehensive analysis of the musical life of a unique Polynesian community whose geographical isolation, together with a local ban on missionaries and churches, combine to allow its 600 members to maintain a level of traditional cultural practices unique to the region. Taku is arguably the only location where traditional Polynesian religion continues to be practiced. This book explores the many ways in which spirit activities impact on both domestic and ritual life, how group singing and dancing give audible and visible expression to a variety of religious beliefs, and how ... Read more
This book, based on fieldwork spanning a decade, gives a comprehensive analysis of the musical life of a unique Polynesian community whose geographical isolation, together with a local ban on missionaries and churches, combine to allow its 600 members to maintain a level of traditional cultural practices unique to the region. Taku is arguably the only location where traditional Polynesian religion continues to be practiced. This book explores the many ways in which spirit activities impact on both domestic and ritual life, how group singing and dancing give audible and visible expression to a variety of religious beliefs, and how ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
Series
Pacific Islands Monograph Series
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Honolulu, HI, United States
ISBN
9780824831752
SKU
V9780824831752
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About Richard Moyle
Richard Moyle is director of Pacific studies and director of the Archive of Maori and Pacific Music at the University of Auckland.
Reviews for Songs from the Second Float: A Musical Ethnography of Taku Atoll, Papua New Guinea (Pacific Islands Monograph Series)
'Why... so much singing on Taku?' is the compelling, orienting question threaded through [this] volume.... One comes away from reading the book with an understanding of music embedded within the fibers of Taku lifeways, constitutive of both individual character and social solidarity. - Janet Dixon Keller, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign