Of Humans, Pigs, and Souls An Essay on the Yagwoia Womba Complex
For the Yagwoia-Angan people of Papua New Guinea womba is a malignant power with the potential to afflict any soul with cravings for pig meat and human flesh. Drawing on long-term research among the Yagwoia, and in an analysis informed by phenomenology and psychoanalysis, Jadran Mimica explores the ...
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Main Author: | Mimica, Jadran (auth) |
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Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
Language: | English |
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HAU Books
2020
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