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Children of the Blood

- Society, Reproduction and Cosmology in New Guinea

About Children of the Blood

Explores the Yafar society, a forest people living by shifting cultivation, hunting and gathering. This book examines various aspects of a society whose material and nutritional relations with their rainforest environment are mediated by a sociocultural system based on a negotiated relationship with natural forces, and harmony between the sexes.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781859731611
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 632
  • Published:
  • January 31, 1997
  • Dimensions:
  • 138x216x40 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 453 g.
Delivery: 2-3 weeks
Expected delivery: July 31, 2025

Description of Children of the Blood

Explores the Yafar society, a forest people living by shifting cultivation, hunting and gathering. This book examines various aspects of a society whose material and nutritional relations with their rainforest environment are mediated by a sociocultural system based on a negotiated relationship with natural forces, and harmony between the sexes.

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