Naven: A Survey of the Problems Suggested by a Composite Picture of the Culture of a New Guinea Tribe Drawn from Three Points of View Cloth - 1958

Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1958. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 9" by 6". Not Stated. The second edition of this anthropological study on the Iatmul ritual Naven, from three points of view. Second edition. Illustrated with six in-text figures, one full page table, and twenty-eight plates to the rear. Collated complete. A comprehensive study of the ritual Naven practiced by the Iatmul, a head-hunting tribe from New Guinea, performed to congratulate tribe members on completion of notable accomplishments, including homicide. Includes specific reference to the transvestitism and ritual homosexuality represented. Written by Gregory Bateson, an English anthropologist, social scientist, and linguist. In the original light blue cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear and minor bumping to the extremities. Minor fading to the spine. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also smart with light wear and minor chipping to the extremities. Sunning to the spine and the odd mark to the board. The odd small closed tear to the extremities. Small ink mark to the rear flap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Previous owner's ink stamp to the front endpaper. Very Good Indeed