Knowledge and Passion: Ilongot Notions of Self and Social Life
(Part of the Cambridge Studies in Cultural Systems Series)
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Michelle Rosaldo presents an ethnographic interpretation of the life of the Ilongots, a group of some 3,500 hunters and horticulturists in Northern Luzon, Philippines. Her study focuses on headhunting, a practice that remained active among the Ilongots until at least 1972. Indigenous notions of "knowledge" and "passion" are crucial to the Ilongots' perceptions of their own social practices of headhunting, oratory, marriage, and the organization of...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521295629
ISBN13:9780521295628
Release Date:March 1980
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:304 Pages
Weight:0.94 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"
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An accurate title
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This is a classic ethnography about the Ilongots, wonderfully written and insightful. Michelle and Renato Rosaldo both learned the Ilongot language rather than relying on interpreters, and really got to know the people they studied. I think the Rosaldos were very brave to live among people whose ritual for manhood had included headhunting, and they were very openminded to be able to portray the Ilongots sympathetically as well. It is a tragedy that Michelle Rosaldo is no longer alive.
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