essay
The Muyuw Lo'un and the end of marriage
death rituals and life in the societies of the kula ring • Dekalb, Ill. • Published In 1989 • Pages: 73-94, 275-280
By: Damon, Frederick H..
Abstract
This essay is a functional analysis of the Muyuw mortuary ceremony known as [n]lo'un[/n] that takes place months or even years after a burial. Also described is the inter-relationship of the [n]lo'un[/n] with two other Muyuw mortuary rituals -- the [n]ungayay[/n] (the actual burial and wake), and the [n]anagin tavalam[/n], a rite that takes place two or three years after the [n]ungayay[/n]. The following discussion is on the general nature of marriage in the society and how it encompasses "the transformation of gender capacities through time." The [n]lo'un[/n], according to the author, is the end point of a set of transformations he has previously defined as constituting the basic structure of marriage.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2015
- Region
- Oceania
- Sub Region
- Melanesia
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle
- Field Date
- 1973-1975, 1982
- Coverage Date
- 1973-1982
- Coverage Place
- Muyuw Island, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
- Notes
- [by] Frederick H. Damon
- LCCN
- 89008611
- LCSH
- Funeral rites and ceremonies/Massim (Papua New Guinea people)