Can animals break taboos?: Applications of 'taboo' among the Nage of Eastern Indonesia.

Oceania | July 1, 2007| | Copyright

A continuing anthropological interest in the classic topic of 'taboo' is evidenced by a series of recent writings dealing with Malayo-Polynesian speaking societies (Ellen 1999; Lambek 1992; Valeri 2000; Walsh 2002). The purpose of the present exercise is to draw attention to words that translate as 'taboo' in a variety of Malayo-Polynesian languages, but which refer not only to disapproved human actions but also to the behaviours of certain animals. Writing on Moluccan societies, both Ellen (1999:64) and Valeri (2000) describe situations where 'taboo' appears to encompass ...

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