Naven
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Naven is an anthropological study by Gregory Bateson that analyzes the ritual practices and social structure of the Iatmul people of New Guinea.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Naven canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
anthropological study
ⓘ
book ⓘ |
| analyzes | Naven ritual ⓘ |
| author | Gregory Bateson ⓘ |
| countryOfStudy | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| discipline | anthropology ⓘ |
| examines |
emotional expression in ritual
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ritualized behavior between maternal uncles and nephews ⓘ status and prestige systems ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
ritual practices
ⓘ
social structure ⓘ |
| hasEdition | second edition ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
classic of social anthropology
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innovative theoretical work ⓘ |
| influenced |
communication theory
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cybernetics ⓘ later anthropological theory ⓘ systems theory ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| methodology |
comparative analysis
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participant observation ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
complementary schismogenesis
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cybernetic thinking precursor ⓘ ethos and eidos ⓘ schismogenesis ⓘ symmetrical schismogenesis ⓘ |
| peopleStudied | Iatmul people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Cambridge University Press ⓘ |
| region | Melanesia ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor | Steps to an Ecology of Mind ⓘ |
| secondEditionFeatures |
additional commentary
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extensive theoretical revisions ⓘ new introduction ⓘ |
| secondEditionYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| setting |
Iatmul villages
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Sepik region ⓘ
surface form:
Sepik River region
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| subdiscipline |
cultural anthropology
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social anthropology ⓘ |
| subject |
ceremonial exchange
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gender roles ⓘ kinship ⓘ personality and culture ⓘ ritual inversion ⓘ social organization ⓘ |
| theoreticalApproach |
functionalism
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structuralism ⓘ systems theory precursor ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFieldwork | 1920s ⓘ |
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