A Re-Examination of the New Guinea Highlands Sacred Flute Complex
The Spirit Cries Played During Ommura Male Initiations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4897969 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ragnar Johnson (Institute for Social Anthropology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 416-423 |
| Publication date | 2010-05-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mankind (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0025-2328 • E-ISSN: 2204-2121 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1835-9310.1982.tb01241.x |
| OpenAlex | W1983830582 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
This paper describes the use of 'sacred flutes' in male initiation ceremonies in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea. Most previous discussions of the flutes have regarded them as either reflections of existing social organizations or as symbolic of the dominance of men over women. The alternate approach presented here derives much from the communication theory of Barth — since initiations entail the transmission of knowledge. The notion of creative and stagnant sectors of the ritual carpus — also used by Barth — is also a useful one in interpreting the use of the flutes
Art history · Dominance (genetics) · Ethnology · Flute · New guinea · Sociology · Asian Studies and History · Communication · Gender Studies · History · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,03 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 1997 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |