Book

Tungaru traditions: writings on the atoll culture of the Gilbert Islands

Center for Pacific Islands Studies, School of Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific Studies, University of Hawaii : University of Hawaii Press (7) • Published In 1989 • Pages: xxxii, 382

By: Grimble, Arthur, Maude, H. E. (Henry Evans).

Abstract
This document provides the earliest systematic description of traditional Kiribati culture and social organization, as observed in the years immediately prior to and following the advent of British colonial rule early in the twentieth century. Additionally, drawing on rich oral traditions, the author reconstructs the origins of various clans, social groups, religious ceremonies, community houses, dance types, and economic activities. Other themes covered include gender relations, socialization, and concepts of morality and sexuality.
Subjects
Identification
Location
Topography and geology
Traditional history
Historical reconstruction
Community structure
Community heads
Form and rules of government
Chief executive
Real property
Clans
Kin relationships
Rule of descent
Cult of the dead
General character of religion
Magic
Dance
Organized ceremonial
Vegetable production
Alcoholic beverages
Acculturation and culture contact
Missions
Functional and adaptational interpretations
culture
Kiribati
HRAF PubDate
2018
Region
Oceania
Sub Region
Micronesia
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Types
Colonial Official
Anthropologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Teferi Abate Adem ; 2016
Field Date
1916-1932
Coverage Date
1680-1932
Coverage Place
Kiribati (Gilbert) Islands and Banaba Island, Republic of Kiribati
Notes
Arthur Francis Grimble ; edited by H.E. Maude
Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-375) and index
LCCN
89004714
LCSH
Ethnology--Kiribati
Kiribati--Social life and customs