Changing Contexts, Shifting Meanings: Transformations of Cultural Traditions in Oceania
- ISBN-10
- 0824870352
- ISBN-13
- 9780824870355
- Category
- Oceania
- Pages
- 365
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011
- Author
- Elfriede Hermann
Description
This work explores the processes of cultural transformation at work in Oceania and analyzes them as products of interrelationships between culturally created meanings and specific contexts. In a series of inspiring essays, noted scholars of the region examine these interrelationships for insight into how cultural traditions are shaped on an ongoing basis.
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