essay

To eat for the dead: Kaduwagan mortuary events

death rituals and life in the societies of the kula ring • Dekalb • Published In 1989 • Pages: 23-45, 275-280

By: Montague, Susan P..

Abstract

The focus of this paper is the mortuary observances at Kaduwaga village on Kaileuna Island. In connection with these mortuary events Montague explores three issues that are generated from the Kaduwagan view of cosmic process, and are part of these observances. These issues are: (1) the departure of the soul (or 'mind' as Montague prefers to call it) from the world of the living; (2) the physical aspects of holding a Kaduwagan funeral and (3) the manner in which mortuary procedures incorporate village level concerns. Each of these issues is described in some detail in this source.

HRAF PubDate

1995

Region

Oceania

Sub Region

Melanesia

Document Type

essay

Evaluation

Creator Type

Ethnologist

Document Rating

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

John Beierle

Field Date

1971 [p. 23]

Coverage Date

1971

Coverage Place

Kaduwaga village, Kaileuna Island, Papua New Guinea

Notes

[by] Susan P. Montague

Bibliography: p. 275-280

LCCN

89008611

LCSH

Trobriand Islanders