1st Edition

Making Sense of Hierarchy: Cognition as Social Process in Fiji Fijian Hierarchy and Its Constitution in Everyday Ritual Behavior

By Christina Toren Copyright 1990
302 Pages
by Routledge

302 Pages
by Routledge

292 Pages
by Routledge

Analyses Fijian hierarchy and its constitution in everyday ritual behaviour.

1 Introduction 2 Kinship and hierarchy within the household 3 Transforming equality into hierarchy 4 Hierarchy and equality beyond the household 5 Containing equality- the yfUJona ceremony 6 Hierarchy and space in the church 7 Government and traditional hierarchy 8 Learning about seniority and gender 9 Understanding above/below 10 Cognition as a micro-historical process

Biography

Christina Toren,London School of Economics