A Death in the Tiwi Islands: Conflict, Ritual and Social Life in an Australian Aboriginal Community
This compelling book is an extended case study of the social and legal ramifications of a homicide in a Tiwi community. The author gives a detailed account of the life of the victim and the events surrounding his murder, and describes the cycle of mortuary and seasonal rituals with their elaborate songs and dances. He also looks at the dramatic changes in Tiwi society over the last 100 years, and examines how the Tiwi have responded to the intervention of Western culture. In many areas, he...
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A compelling extended case study of the social and legal ramifications of a homicide in a Tiwi community.
1 Under the Mango Tree, 2 Tiwi Culture Amid Change, 3 The Victim and his Father, 4 'The Message that it is Murder', 5 The Funeral Rituals, 6 The Yam Rituals, 7 'Nothing but the Truth', 8 The Postfuneral Rituals, 9 Conclusion
