Book

Place and the politics of marriage: the Mewun of Malekula, New Hebrides/Vanuaaku

University Microfilms InternationalAnn Arbor, Mich. • Published In 2000 • Pages:

By: Larcom, Joan Clayton.

Abstract
This dissertation examines the effects of colonization and missionization on Mewun society. Larcom discusses the nature of the changes brought to bear on the Mewun by missionaries and others, particularly in regard to transformations of the marriage system, and their response to such changes. This document also contains much information on kinship, fertility, demography, the NIMANGI age grade society, the importance of pigs in the society, the status of women, and sister exchange in marriage.
Subjects
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Acculturation and culture contact
Sociocultural trends
Domesticated animals
Real property
Age stratification
Social relationships and groups
Sodalities
Ingroup antagonisms
Mode of marriage
Kinship terminology
Lineages
Clans
Missions
culture
Malekula
HRAF PubDate
2002
Region
Oceania
Sub Region
Melanesia
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 2000
Field Date
1973-1974 (18 months)
Coverage Date
late nineteenth century - 1974
Coverage Place
Mewun, southwestern Malekula, Vanuatu
Notes
by Joan Clayton Larcom
UM8024693
Includes bibliographical references (p. 258-263)
Thesis (Ph.D.) -- Stanford University, 1980
LCSH
Malekula (Vanuatu)