The symbolic role of women in Trobriand gardening

Brindley, Marianne

dc.contributor.author	Brindley, Marianne	en
dc.date.accessioned	2015-10-14T08:37:40Z
dc.date.available	2015-10-14T08:37:40Z
dc.date.issued	1984	en
dc.identifier.isbn	0869813110	en
dc.identifier.isbn	9780869813119
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/19484
dc.description.tableofcontents	Contents (page v) -- Acknowledgements (page vi-viii) -- Introduction (pages 1-4) -- 1. An outline of gardening activities (pages 5-16) -- 2. The symbolism of gardening activities: procreative parallels (pages 17-46) -- 3.Further symbolism: foetal growth, birth and the child (pages 47-61) -- 4. Symbolism of the distribution of garden produce (pages 62-73) -- 5. The symbolic significance of women in specific cultures (pages 74-84) -- 6. Women and gardening in the context of Trobriand culture (pages 85-99) -- Appendix: the organization of labour (pages 100-105) -- Bibliography (pages 106-118) -- Index (pages 119-123)
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (viii, 123 pages) : illustrations, maps
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Pretoria : University of South Africa
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Miscellanea antropologica ; 5
dc.subject.classification	Agriculture
dc.subject.classification	African Studies
dc.subject.ddc	305.4209953
dc.subject.lcsh	Women in agriculture -- Papua New Guinea -- Trobriand Islands
dc.subject.lcsh	Gardening -- Papua New Guinea -- Trobriand Islands
dc.subject.lcsh	Ethnology -- Papua New Guinea -- Trobriand Islands
dc.subject.lcsh	Traditional farming -- Papua New Guinea -- Trobriand Islands
dc.subject.lcsh	Women -- Papua New Guinea -- Trobriand Islands
dc.subject.lcsh	Trobriand Islands (Papua New Guinea) -- Religion
dc.title	The symbolic role of women in Trobriand gardening	en
dc.title.alternative	Trobriand gardening
dc.type	Book