Abelam yam beliefs and sociorhythmicity
A study in chronoanthropology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 24076433 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Scaglion (University of Pittsburgh), Richard G Condon (University of Pittsburgh) |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 17-25 |
| Publication date | 1979-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Biosocial Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-9320 • E-ISSN: 1469-7599 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0021932000012013 |
| PMID | 422593 |
| OpenAlex | W1985687536 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 16 |
The Western Abelam of Papua New Guinea display an annual cycle of social conflicts and births which is a function of a system of ritual beliefs involved in the growing of ceremonial yams. This sociorhythmic ritual complex involves adherence to various taboos which encourage a 6-month period in which social conflict is avoided and sexual activity is markedly curtailed. Conflict case studies and demographic data collected from one village over a 15-month period indicate significant seasonal variation in various areas of Abelam social life and suggest that sociorhythmic phenomena can affect both social behaviour and demographic patterns of human groups. Alternative environmental and nutritional hypotheses are also investigated.
Affect (linguistics) · Ethnology · Geography · New guinea · Period (music) · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration · Demography · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,18 |
| Citation span | 1981 - 2025 (45) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |