Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Editor's Preface VII
4. 1.Ritualized Homosexual Behavior in the Male Cults of Melanesia, 1862-1983: An Introduction 1
5. 2. Ritualized Homosexuality, Male Power, and Political Organization in North Vanuatu: A Comparative Analysis 83
6. 3. The Dialectics of Sex in Marind-anim Culture 128
7. 4. Semen Transactions in Sambia Culture 167
8. 5. The Nama Cult Recalled 211
9. 6. Male Couples in New Guinea 248
10. 7. The Ritual Meaning of Homosexuality and Pedophilia among the Kimam-Papuans of South Irian Jaya 292
11. 8. Growth and Decay: Bedamini Notions of Sexuality 318
12. 9. Variations on a Sociosexual Theme in Melanesia 337
13. Bibliography 362
14. Contributors 391
15. Index 395