Stalked by the Malignant Father's Spirit: A Case of Patricide among the Yagwoia (PNG).
Among the Yagwoia (PNG), the dynamics of fatherhood is a process of man's transmission to and incorporation of his vital substance by his progeny. In this way, the father becomes replaced principally by his son(s). This process, referred to as the incorporation and replacement of the father's 'bone'...
| Publicado en: | Oceania Vol. 93; no. 2; pp. 137 - 165 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Jul2023
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