The Sexual Life of Savages in North-Western Melanesia
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The Sexual Life of Savages in North-Western Melanesia is a classic ethnographic work by anthropologist Bronisław Malinowski that examines the intimate, social, and cultural practices of the Trobriand Islanders.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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ethnographic monograph ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
anthropology
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ethnology ⓘ |
| author | Bronisław Malinowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | fieldwork in the Trobriand Islands ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describes |
child-rearing practices
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gender roles ⓘ magic and ritual in intimate life ⓘ marital relations ⓘ premarital sexual practices ⓘ |
| ethnographicRegion |
North-Western Melanesia
NERFINISHED
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Trobriand Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | social anthropology ⓘ |
| follows | Argonauts of the Western Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
anthropology
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ethnography ⓘ |
| hasEdition | reprinted editions in the 20th century ⓘ |
| hasForm | monograph ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
debates on cultural relativism
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studies of Pacific Island societies ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | functionalism ⓘ |
| influenced | later studies of kinship and sexuality ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
academic
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students of anthropology ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Trobriand Islanders
NERFINISHED
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courtship rituals ⓘ family structure ⓘ kinship ⓘ marriage customs ⓘ sexuality ⓘ social organization ⓘ |
| methodology |
long-term fieldwork
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participant observation ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed description of Trobriand sexuality
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participant observation method ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Malinowski's Trobriand ethnographic trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfEthnographicStudy | Trobriand Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Coral Gardens and Their Magic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1929 ⓘ |
| publisher | Routledge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| timeOfFieldworkDescribed | 1915–1918 ⓘ |
| title | The Sexual Life of Savages in North-Western Melanesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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