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Paperback • 1997
By Donald Tuzin
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Donald Tuzin first studied the New Guinea village of Ilahita in 1972. Many years later, he returned to find that the village's men had voluntarily destroyed their secret cult which allowed them dominance over women. This study examines the labyrinth of motives behind this improbable, devastating act. The villagers' mythic tradition provided a basis for this revenge of "Woman" upon the dominion of "Man", and remarkably, Tuzin himself became a principal figure in its narrative. The return of the m...Show more
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ISBN
9780226819518
Published year
1997
Language
Original title
The Cassowary's Revenge, the life and Death of Masculinity in a New Guinea Society
Format
Paperback
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