324 Pages
by
Routledge
324 Pages
by
Routledge
324 Pages
by
Routledge
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This innovative book finally takes seriously the need for anthropologists to produce in-depth ethnographies of children's play. In examining the subject from a cross-cultural perspective, the author argues that our understanding of the way children transform their environment to create make-believe is enhanced by viewing their creations as oral poetry. The result is a richly detailed ‘thick... Read more
Foreword, Preface, Transcription Conventions, Abbreviations, Introduction, 1. Naming and Gaming, 2. Pretend Play, 3. Changing Roles, 4. The Ogre: A Melanesian Cyclop, 5. The Trickster: A Melanesian Enantiomorph, Afterword, Appendix 1, Appendix2, Bibliography, Index
Biography
Laurence R. Goldman University of Queensland
