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11. The Gender of Some Amazonian Gifts: An Experiment with an Experiment
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
- 1. Comparing Gender in Amazonia and Melanesia: A Theoretical Orientation 1
- 2. Two Forms of Masculine Ritualized Rebirth: The Melanesian Body and the Amazonian Cosmos 17
- 3. The Variety of Fertility Cultism in Amazonia: A Closer Look at Gender Symbolism in Northwestern Amazonia 45
- 4. Reproducing Inequality: The Gender Politics of Male Cults in the Papua New Guinea Highlands and Amazonia 69
- 5. The Genres of Gender: Local Models and Global Paradigms in the Comparison of Amazonia and Melanesia 91
- 6. Age-Based Genders among the Kayapo 115
- 7. Women’s Blood, Warriors’ Blood, and the Conquest of Vitality in Amazonia 141
- 8. Damming the Rivers of Milk? Fertility, Sexuality, and Modernity in Melanesia and Amazonia 175
- 9. Worlds Overturned: Gender-Inflected Religious Movements in Melanesia and the Amazon 207
- 10. Same-Sex and Cross-Sex Relations: Some Internal Comparisons 221
- 11. The Gender of Some Amazonian Gifts: An Experiment with an Experiment 245
- 12. “Strength” and Sexuality: Sexual Avoidance and Masculinity in New Guinea and Amazonia 279
- 13. The Anguish of Gender: Men’s Cults and Moral Contradiction in Amazonia and Melanesia 309
- 14. Reflections on the Land of Melazonia 337
- References 345
- Contributors 377
- Name Index 381
- Subject Index 387
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
- 1. Comparing Gender in Amazonia and Melanesia: A Theoretical Orientation 1
- 2. Two Forms of Masculine Ritualized Rebirth: The Melanesian Body and the Amazonian Cosmos 17
- 3. The Variety of Fertility Cultism in Amazonia: A Closer Look at Gender Symbolism in Northwestern Amazonia 45
- 4. Reproducing Inequality: The Gender Politics of Male Cults in the Papua New Guinea Highlands and Amazonia 69
- 5. The Genres of Gender: Local Models and Global Paradigms in the Comparison of Amazonia and Melanesia 91
- 6. Age-Based Genders among the Kayapo 115
- 7. Women’s Blood, Warriors’ Blood, and the Conquest of Vitality in Amazonia 141
- 8. Damming the Rivers of Milk? Fertility, Sexuality, and Modernity in Melanesia and Amazonia 175
- 9. Worlds Overturned: Gender-Inflected Religious Movements in Melanesia and the Amazon 207
- 10. Same-Sex and Cross-Sex Relations: Some Internal Comparisons 221
- 11. The Gender of Some Amazonian Gifts: An Experiment with an Experiment 245
- 12. “Strength” and Sexuality: Sexual Avoidance and Masculinity in New Guinea and Amazonia 279
- 13. The Anguish of Gender: Men’s Cults and Moral Contradiction in Amazonia and Melanesia 309
- 14. Reflections on the Land of Melazonia 337
- References 345
- Contributors 377
- Name Index 381
- Subject Index 387