Book
Cultural consequences of a volcanic eruption experienced by the Mount Lamington Orokaiva
Dept. of Anthropology, University of Oregon • (9) • Published In 1969 • Pages: vii, 228, [26], 8
By: Schwimmer, Eric G..
Abstract
This source examines the effect of collective evacuation and resettlement upon an Orokaiva community, Sivepe, following the 1951 eruption of the Mount Lamington volcano. The author explores the various socio-cultural consequences of the eruption and its aftermath on Sivepe, and contrasts the situation there with that of Inonda, a second Orokaiva community unaffected by the disaster. This study forms part of a comparative study of ten displaced communities in the Pacific, which has as its goal the investigation of the hypothesis that displacement leads to accelerated cultural change.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2004
- Region
- Oceania
- Sub Region
- Melanesia
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- David Sherwood ; 1984
- Field Date
- 1966-1967
- Coverage Date
- 1951-1967
- Coverage Place
- villages of Inonda and Sivepe; Mount Lamington area; Popondetta Sub-District; Northern Papua; Papua New Guinea
- Notes
- by Eric G. Schwimmer
- At head of title: A comparative study of cultural change and stability in displaced communities in the Pacific
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-204)
- LCCN
- 72630929
- LCSH
- Orokaiva (Papua New Guinea people)