Crossing the Line Violence, Play, and Drama in Naval Equator Traditions
For centuries, new sailors from European and North American countries have embraced often brutal hazing in an elaborate ceremony at sea called 'crossing the line' (British-American) and 'Neptunusfeest' (Dutch). Typically enacted upon crossing the equator, the beatings, dunks, sex...
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Main Author: | Bronner, Simon J. (auth) |
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Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
Language: | English |
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Amsterdam University Press
2006
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Series: | Meertens Ethnology Cahiers
MEL 2 |
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Online Access: | OAPEN Library: download the publication OAPEN Library: description of the publication |
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