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The breadfruit tree story: mythological transformations in Palauan politics
Pacific studies • 15 (4) • Published In 1992 • Pages: 235-260
By: Nero, Karen L..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This paper discusses the role of traditional Belauan stories and mythologies in contemporary politics of the islands. Based on analyses of election billboards with symbols relating to the Belauan breadfruit tree story which were in the past set aside for the bai (meeting houses and councils of powerful clan chiefs), the author explores the ways artistic productions are used by contemporary politicians as key symbols for easily connecting the past and the present.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Verbal arts
- Visual arts
- Mnemonic devices
- External relations
- Political movements
- Elections
- Cultural identity and pride
- Political parties
- Mythology
- Status, role, and prestige
- Traditional history
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Sociocultural trends
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Belau
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Oceania
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Micronesia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2009
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1979-1989
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1914-1992
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Republic of Belau
- NotesAdditional notes
- Karen L. Nero
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 84643929
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Palauans