Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations viii
4. Acknowledgments x
5. Notes on the Text xi
6. Introduction 1
7. 1 Ömie Neighbors, Contact History, and the Ethnographic Encounter 19
8. 2 Female and Male Persons in a Polyontological World 52
9. 3 Ömie Totemism 80
10. 4 Myths, Metaphors, and the Ujawe 116
11. 5 Ömie Sex Affiliation: Comparisons and Instances 151
12. Conclusion: Sex Affiliation in Papua New Guinean Ethnography 176
13. Appendices 190
14. Glossary 195
15. References 199
16. Index 207