Author: Dr. J. Van Baal
Title: Dema: Description and Analysis of Marind-Anim Culture (South New Guinea)
Description: The Hague, Martinus Mijhoff, 1966. Cloth. A smart copy of this scarce work on Marind-Anim culture, with illustrations and maps. Scarce work. Illustrated with twenty-five plates, nine in-text figures, a folding map and nine folding annex tables to the rear. Collated complete. A detailed sociological study on the culture of the Marind-Anim people, an ethnic group of New Guinea residing in South Papua, Indonesia. This work explores the social framework of the Marind-Anim people, with reference to social organisation, the life cycle, myths and religious concepts, rituals, cults, ceremonies, native terms and names. Written by Dr. Jurgen Van Baal in collaboration with Father Jef Verschueren. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound though frontispiece is detached and loosely inserted in place. Pages are very bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

Keywords: Dema Marind-Amin Culture New Guinea Marind-Amin Van Baal Verschueren Not Stated


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