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The analysis of mana: an empirical approach
Journal of the Polynesian Society • 48 • Published In 1939 • Pages: 483-510
By: Firth, Raymond.
Abstract
This is a summary of Tikopian concepts of magical force, or mana. Firth defines the relevant native terms and furnishes contextual material in the form of ethnographic descriptions and native texts. The appendix consists of texts.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1995
- Region
- Oceania
- Sub Region
- Polynesia
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- W.W. Stein
- Field Date
- 1928-1929
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Tikopia Island, Solomon Islands
- Notes
- [by] Raymond Firth
- LCSH
- Tikopia (Solomon Islands people)