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Culture summaryessay 2011 • Parmentier, Richard J.
Belau • Oceania > Micronesia
This is a culture summary of the Belauans. Information is presented on major aspects of the Belauan culture....The sacred remainsBook 1987 • Parmentier, Richard J.
Belau • Oceania > Micronesia
This source presents a structural analysis of Belau political history and the semiotics of political life. In the first four chapters of this work the author analyzes origin myths, political legends and indigenous classification systems in terms of p...Money walks, people talkarticle 2002 • Parmentier, Richard J.,
Belau • Oceania > Micronesia
This article discusses the social functions of Balauan traditional money and exchange systems. It argues that the traditional bead money of Balau is better understood from a semiotic perspective in terms of the systemic calculation of value and of th...Transactional symbolism in Belauan mortuary ritesarticle 1988 • Parmentier, Richard J.
Belau • Oceania > Micronesia
This article discusses the symbolic meanings of items transacted in Belauan mortuary rites. The focus is on the kinds of meaningful objects, social roles and groups brought into play during mortuary rites, and modalities of transaction or exchange wh...Tales of two citiesarticle 1986 • Parmentier, Richard J.
Belau • Oceania > Micronesia
This article discusses the political implications of two competing traditional narratives about the foundation of two local communities in the Belauan n district of Ngeremlengui. The paper argues that the contrasting meaning of these narratives shoul...