The varieties of fertility cultism in New Guinea
Part II
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2465874 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Harriet Whitehead (0000-0002-7015-3729, University of North Carolina at Pembroke, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 271-289 |
| Publication date | 1986-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Ethnologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0094-0496 • E-ISSN: 1548-1425 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1525/ae.1986.13.2.02a00050 |
| OpenAlex | W4231901579 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 33 |
The fertility cults of New Guinea are often stereotyped simply as "male cults" in the literature, but comparative analysis reveals a great deal of regional variation in the cults, both in regard to the celebration of manhood and in regard to the degree of female exclusion. In a two-part essay (Part I appeared in the last issue of AE), I will argue, first, that the cultic emphasis on male power and solidarity varies according to the form of the political community that the cult in part regulates and, second, that the cultic construction of fertility highlights the regionally variable position of the sexes in ceremonial exchange. [New Guinea, fertility ritual, sexual inequality, political organization, exchange theory
Cult · Ethnology · Fertility · Inequality · New guinea · Political science · Politics · Population · Power (physics · Social science · Sociology · Solidarity · Demography · Gender Studies · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs · Law
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 1991 - 2019 (29) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |