essay
Introduction
kula : new perspectives on massim exchange • Cambridge, U.K. • Published In 1983 • Pages: 1-26, 539-548
By: Leach, Jerry W..
Abstract
In this article Leach updates Malinowski's material on the Kula as presented in his 'Argonauts of the Western Pacific' (see 1: Malinowksi). Leach does this first by reporting on the changes that have taken place in this institution since Malinowski's original observations, then by filling in the gaps in the data, and finally '…by reconsidering in light of this new evidence, just how far the theoretical issues posed by the system have been satisfactorily answered by past investigators or can be answered now' (p. 1). The article is divided into two parts, the first of which (Received Model of the Kula) provides a schematization of the fundamental structure and logic inherent in the Kula exchange, while the second part (Basic Interpretive Themes) is a distillation of the key ideas employed by theorists as an explanation of the total functioning of the system.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1995
- Region
- Oceania
- Sub Region
- Melanesia
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Papua New Guinea
- Notes
- [by] Jerry W. Leach
- Bibliography: p. 539-548
- LCCN
- 82004142
- LCSH
- Trobriand Islanders