essay

Conceptions of maturing and dying in the 'middle of heaven'

aging and its transformations : moving toward death in pacific societies • (10) • Published In 1985 • Pages: 107-129, 275-313

By: Carucci, Laurence Marshall.

Abstract
This document, which was originally published a chapter in an edited volume, discusses concepts of maturing and dying among the Enewetak people of Ujelang Atoll, Marshall Islands. It does so based on ethnographic information relating to cultural defined behaviors expected of Enewetak men and women as they undergo through childhood, adolescent, adulthood and old age stages.
Subjects
Conception
Childbirth
Pregnancy
Difficult and unusual births
Life and death
Dying
Ceremonial during infancy and childhood
Development and maturation
Spirits and gods
Status of adolescents
Status and treatment of the aged
Social personality
Life history materials
Celibacy
Ethnosociology
Family relationships
Status, role, and prestige
Gender status
Animism
Cult of the dead
Gender roles and issues
culture
Marshallese
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
Oceania
Sub Region
Micronesia
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Anthropologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Teferi Abate Adem; 2009
Field Date
1976-1978
Coverage Date
1976-1985
Coverage Place
Ujelang Atoll, Marshall Islands
Notes
Laurence Marshall Carucci
Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-313)
LCCN
85013507
LCSH
Marshallese