Coral Gardens and Their Magic
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Coral Gardens and Their Magic is a landmark ethnographic study by anthropologist Bronisław Malinowski that examines Trobriand Islander agriculture, magic, and social organization through intensive fieldwork.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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ethnographic study ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | social anthropology ⓘ |
| author | Bronisław Malinowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | fieldwork in the Trobriand Islands ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| documents |
indigenous agricultural knowledge
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indigenous cosmology ⓘ land rights customs ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
anthropology
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ethnography ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
gardening rituals
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kinship and land tenure ⓘ magical spells ⓘ yam cultivation ⓘ |
| follows | Argonauts of the Western Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | academic monograph ⓘ |
| hasOCLCNumber | 2209159 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Volume I: The Description of Gardening
NERFINISHED
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Volume II: The Language of Magic and Gardening NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
anthropology of religion
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economic anthropology ⓘ studies of magic and ritual ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Trobriand Islanders
NERFINISHED
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agriculture ⓘ magic ⓘ social organization ⓘ |
| methodology |
intensive fieldwork
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participant observation ⓘ |
| notableFor |
analysis of magical language
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detailed description of Trobriand gardening ⓘ integration of ecology, economy, and ritual ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 2 ⓘ |
| partOf | Malinowski's Trobriand ethnographic series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfStudy | Trobriand Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| publisher | Allen & Unwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionDescribed | Melanesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theoreticalContribution | functionalism in anthropology ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | early 20th century ⓘ |
| usesLanguage | Kiriwina (Trobriand) magical formulae ⓘ |
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