Secrecy & cultural reality

Herdt, Gilbert H., 1949-

Secrecy & cultural reality utopian ideologies of the New Guinea men's house / [electronic resource] : Secrecy and cultural reality Gilbert Herdt. - Ann Arbor : University of Michigan, c2003. - xviii, 269 p. : map.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-261) and index.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Sambia (Papua New Guinean people)--Rites and ceremonies.
Sambia (Papua New Guinean people)--Sexual behavior.
Secret societies--Papua New Guinea.
Initiation rites--Papua New Guinea.
Sex customs--Papua New Guinea.
Male homosexuality--Papua New Guinea.


Papua New Guinea--Social life and customs.


Electronic books.

DU740.42 / .H464 2003
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