THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF GENDER FEMALE CANNIBALISM IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA
THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF GENDER FEMALE CANNIBALISM IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Author(s): Ilka Thiessen Subject(s): Anthropology
Published by: Институт за етнологија и антропологија, Универзиетет »Св. Кирил и Методиј«
Keywords: Papua New Guinea. cannibalism; gender; substance; power; sameness and difference
Summary/Abstract: In Papua New Guinea, gender identity has been described as strict segregation and oppression of women. However, cannibalism can give us new insights into a gender identity. Culture creates boundaries that imply division, though “sameness” is experienced. This social experience is projected onto the body. In the act of cannibalism, substance and power are exchanged. Gender identity reflects then an ideology, not a body function
Journal: EthnoAnthropoZoom / ЕтноАнтропоЗум
- Issue Year: 2015
- Issue No: 13
- Page Range: 55-105
- Page Count: 26