The Marind

EAN : 9783962034184

MULLER KAL

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EAN : 9783962034184

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EAN13 : 9783962034184
Réf. éditeur : 386015
Date Parution : 2 mars 2025
Disponibilite : Disponible
Nombre de pages : 276
Format : H:230 mm L:155 mm E:17 mm
Poids : 463gr

Résumé

Résumé : The Marind ethno-linguistic culture stands out in several respects. It became infamous towards the end of the 19th century for well-organized head-hunting raids from its home territory in Dutch New Guinea to areas around the distant Fly River. This means that the Marind were cutting off British-administered heads. Complaints to the Dutch authorities resulted in establishing a Dutch military post at Merauke that stopped the raids into British territory, and eventually closer to home. Yet, secret, small-scale head hunting continued into the 1950s. Roman Catholic missionaries of the fraternity of the Sacred Heart arrived to attempt to evangelize the Marind. Not successful, especially initially, the proselytizers began studying the complex Marind language and writing Dutch-Marind dictionaries and eventually a grammar. While the priests were interested in the Marind culture, it took a trained Swiss anthropologist, Paul Wirz, to study the culture in depth during his 1916 to 1919 field work when he immersed himself totally in the Marind Society and took a series of excellent photographs some of which illustrate this book. While the missionaries published their reports of the Marind in Dutch, Wirz printed all his research only in German. It took a Dutch scholar and administrator, Jan van Baal, to compile all the available information on the Marind in a huge book called Dema, in the English language. Most of this current book on the Marind is based on Van Baal great work, published in 1960. We have added a few other publications for a better sense of perspective. These include some essential history of Dutch New Guinea, a text on the history of the Roman Cathodic Church among the Marind, a study of a pandemic that devastated the Marind and some information on the most recent travails of this culture.
Biographie : Dr. Muller spent 22 years working and living with two Papuan groups, allowing him access to excellent relations with not just the people but also prominent academics and scientists and their resources.