Into the Crocodile Nest
Author : Benedict Allen
Publisher : Flamingo
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 34,20 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Poetry
ISBN :
Into the Crocodile Nest
Author : Benedict Allen
Publisher :
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 26,80 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Ethnology
ISBN : 9780571206223
Book Description
Benedict Allen travelled through Papua New Guinea in search of a tribe that would let him participate in an initiation ceremony into manhood. He was finally admitted to the ceremonies of the Sepik tribe, whose totemic god is the crocodile. With fifteen other young males, Allen was secluded from the village in a large nest-like enclosure. Crocodile marks were carved onto their bodies with sharpened bamboo. Grey mud was applied to stop the blood-flow from their wounds, and they were beaten every day for six weeks. This book is the story of Allen's initiation experiences - a tale of love, community through shared pain and of sudden death.
Into the Crocodile Nest, a Journey in New Guinea
Author : Benedict ALLEN
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 34,31 MB
Release : 1987
Category :
ISBN :
Book Description
Journey to the Crocodile's Nest
Author : Howard Morphy
Publisher :
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 39,79 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Social Science
ISBN :
Book Description
Interpretive account of childs funeral at Gurkawuy outstation, Trial Bay; Yolngu social organisation (particularly clan formation and marriage); contact history; outline of religious beliefs including relationship to ancestors, land, law role of songs, dances and painting; attitudes to death and mourning; concept of souls; mortuary practices (including change); names of participants; detailed account of the ceremony; meaning of ritual episodes; sociological analysis of relationships between participants; choice and decision in ceremony construction; Afterword by Ian Dunlop separately annotated.
The Crocodile Nest
Author : Des Hunt
Publisher : Harper Collins Publishers Australia Pty Limited
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 24,17 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Australia
ISBN : 9781869508289
Book Description
Luke Evans never knew his father; he'd cleared out before he was born. so when his internet skills track down someone living at a luxurious resort in tropical Queensland who could be his dad, Luke's imagination runs wild. But Luke soon learns that no one is perfect, and that the world can be a tricky place.
The Crocodile Nest
Author : Des Hunt
Publisher : HarperCollins Australia
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 38,93 MB
Release : 2010-03-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 073044550X
Book Description
'It will get dark. The crocodiles will come . . . It is for you to decide, Luke. Live or die - it is your choice.' Luke Evans never knew his father - he'd cleared out before he was born. So when his internet skills track down someone living at a luxurious resort in tropical Queensland who could be his dad, Luke's imagination runs wild. What happens when they finally meet is unexpected, and shocks him to the core. Luke has some hard lessons to learn as he realizes that no one is perfect, and that the world can be a tricky place, where people aren't always who they appear to be and nothing can be accepted at face value. How Luke deals with what he finds will change his life . . . if he can survive.
Crocodiles, Their Ecology, Management, and Conservation
Author :
Publisher : IUCN
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 25,80 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Crocodiles
ISBN : 9782880329877
Book Description
Everglades
Author : Steve Davis
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 855 pages
File Size : 43,99 MB
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1466571756
Book Description
The 31 chapters provide a wealth of previously unpublished information, plus topic syntheses, for a wide range of ecological parameters. These include the physical driving forces that created and continue to shape the Everglades and patterns and processes of its flora and fauna. The book summarizes recent studies of the region's vegetation, alligat
The Encyclopaedia Britannica: Con to Edw
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 1014 pages
File Size : 16,47 MB
Release : 1910
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN :
Book Description
The Encyclopaedia Britannica: Constantine Pavlovich-Demidov
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 1024 pages
File Size : 11,29 MB
Release : 1910
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN :
Book Description
"The last great work of the age of reason, the final instance when all human knowledge could be presented with a single point of view ... Unabashed optimism, and unabashed racism, pervades many entries in the 11th, and provide its defining characteristics ... Despite its occasional ugliness, the reputation of the 11th persists today because of the staggering depth of knowledge contained with its volumes. It is especially strong in its biographical entries. These delve deeply into the history of men and women prominent in their eras who have since been largely forgotten - except by the historians, scholars"-- The Guardian, https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2012/apr/10/encyclopedia-britannica-11th-edition.
