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Paperback. Condition: Good. Chinese and English text. Glossy paper covers; mild wear and rubbing to edges and covers; lower front corner bumped; small 4to - over 9 3/4" to 12" tall; illustrations in black and white; no internal markings; 152 black and white plates.

PAPERBACK. Paperback edition. 11 pp text + b/w illustrations and color frontispiece large octavo paper. Asian American Comparative Collection stamps marks withdrawn. slight cover wear otherwise very good-.

1st English ed. Paperback large trade, very good condition, maps, black & white photos centre spread, typewritten text, pages lightly toned, slight ridge spine (printing error), minor edgewear. 207 pp. This study by Siegfried Zollner of the religion of the Yali people in the Eastern Highlands of Irian Jaya, Indonesia [West Papua], is a colourful insight into their world-view. Following a short introduction to Yali culture and conceptions, he describes the six large rituals: usa (sacred), the Muruwal initiation, the Salem healing ritual, the ritual to treat sweet potato gardens, the pig-raising ritual, and the hairdo ritual and the house post treatment. Also described are some peripheral rituals: the initiation of the boys, mortuary rites, and sorcery and love magic. One chapter, written specifically for POINT Series, discusses briefly the effect of the proclamation of the Gospel against the background of Yali traditional religion and world-view. The original dissertation was written in German. This synoptic (summary) translation from German makes it available to a wider audience.