The Work of the Gods in Tikopia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4644486 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Raymond Firth |
| Year | 1940 |
| Volume | 96 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 143 |
| Publication date | 1940-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geographical Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-7398 • E-ISSN: 1475-4959 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1787761 |
| OpenAlex | W2026680158 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 27 |
INTRODUCTION TO FIRST EDITION 1 INTRODUCTION TO SECOND EDITION 5 Some Theoretical Observations GENERAL CHARACTER OF THE WORK OF THE GODS 27 THROWING THE FIRESTICK 43 RITUAL OF THE SACRED CANOES 55 THE WORK OF THE YAM 141 RE-CARPETING THE ANCESTRAL TEMPLES 198 FREEING THE LAND 255 THE PROCLAMATION AT RAROKOKA 263 THE DANCE TO QUELL THE WIND 281 THE DANCE OF THE FLAMING FIRE 332 DESERTED GODS IN TAKARITO 371 THE WORK OF SOMOSOMO AND FlORA 384 THE RITUAL EXTRACTION OF TURMERIC 416 THE FINAL RITES 465 CONCLUSION 467 EPILOGUE 470 BIBLIOGRAPHY 485 INDEX 487
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| Unique citing works | 27 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,48 |
| Citation span | 1970 - 2019 (50) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 24 |