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This book is a cultural ethnography. The discussion focuses on the significance of a single ceremony known as Gisaro, which is performed by the Kaluli people of Papua New Guinea. My intention is to use Gisaro as a lens through which to view some of the fundamental issues of Kaluli life and society.
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© 2005 Edward L. Schieffelin
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Schieffelin, E.L. (2005). Introduction. In: The Sorrow of the Lonely and the Burning of the Dancers. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403981790_1
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