Bobotoi and Pulu. Melanesian Law
Normative Order or Way of Life
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11708552 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Sack (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 80 |
| Pages | 15-23 |
| Publication date | 1985-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal de la Société des océanistes (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0300-953X • E-ISSN: 1760-7256 |
| Publisher | PERSEE Program (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3406/jso.1985.2797 |
| OpenAlex | W2015868755 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
This paper uses the notions of bobotoi (the time of darkness) and pulu (incest) to explore Tolai attitudes to social 'order'. It is primarily concerned to demonstrate that the Tolai do not perceive their own 'law' as a normative system and to indicate what consequences their alternative position has for the treatment of individual deviant behaviour as well as for the maintenance of general social cohesion
Cohesion (chemistry · Economics · Epistemology · Normative · Order (exchange · Political science · Politics · Position (finance · Social order · Sociology · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs · Law · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,18 |
| Citation span | 1993 - 2019 (27) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |