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LAWRENCE, PETER. The Garia: An Ethnography of a Traditional Cosmic System in Papua New Guinea.
Victoria. Melbourne University Press. 1984. (ISBN: 0522842615) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. B/w photos. A state of the art ethnography that presents the world of a Melanesian people from the inside view and provides access to understanding it by revealing historical events leading to the present situation and the universal principles of mind and social organization underlying these local patterns. The work "is concerned with the pattern, maintenance and restoration of order in the total cosmos." 276pp. Index, bibl. 1st ed. Very Good/Good.
Offered for US$ 35.40 by: The Book Bin, Inc. - Corvallis - Book number: BBP-03990
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