Habu: The Innovation of Meaning in Daribi Religion
by Roy Wagner
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed
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About This Item
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1972. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6". Not Stated. A first edition copy of this analysis of Habu, a ceremonial communion with the dead practised by the Daribi people. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Roy Wagner (1938-2018) was an American cultural anthropologist, best known for The Invention of Culture, which is considered a classic of ethnography and theory. This work is based on the time he spent observing the Daribi people and their religion. He explores their culture and provides discussion of the habu ceremony, in which participants summon ghosts for reconciliation. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is in lovely condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for the odd spot to the fore edge. Dust wrapper is very bright and smart apart from a little sunning to the spine. Very Good Indeed
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 874M16
- Title
- Habu: The Innovation of Meaning in Daribi Religion
- Author
- Roy Wagner
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1972
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- Habu Roy Wagner Anthropology Papua New Guinea Roy Wagner
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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