The Sambia : Ritual, Sexuality, and Change in Papua New Guinea

Foreword ix Preface xi Introduction xv Chapter 1 The Mountain Setting 1(20) The Landscape 2(2) Population Groupings 4(3) Hamlet Security Circle 7(5) Social Structure 12(4) Religion 16(5) Chapter 2 Warfare and Cultural Life 21(21) "A War Is Going On" 21(2) Jerungdu and the Men's World 23(1) Marriage and Sexual Antagonism 24(4) Masculine Values and Gender Stereotypes 28(4) How War Was Waged 32(8) The Sambia Pacified 40(2) Chapter 3 Sambia Social Individuals 42(13) Moondi 43(2) Kanteilo 45(1) Kaiyunango 46(2) Sakulambei 48(1) Penjukwi 49(2) Weiyu 51(2) Danny 53(2) Chapter 4 The Men's Secret Society 55(68) Initiation for Strength 56(2) The Ecology of Initiation 58(2) The Initiation Cycle 60(2) Boys' Subjectivity at Initiation 62(1) Organizers and Spectators 63(3) The Initiations Begin 66(2) The Cult House Scene 68(3) Moondi's Decision 71(4) Third-Stage Initiation 75(1) Second-Stage Initiation 76(1) First-Stage Initiation 77(17) The Flute Ceremony 94(10) The Sexual Transition—The Boys' Initiation 104(4) The Remaining Festivities 108(4) The War Raid 112(2) Final Initiations: Marriage and Fatherhood 114(9) Chapter 5 The Magical Age of 10, or Why Sambia Initiate Boys So Young 123(14) When It Begins 125(1) Hormones and Sexual Attraction 126(4) Development of Sexual Attraction in Sambia 130(3) Sexual Lifeways, Not Sexual Orientations 133(2) A Note on the Ancient Greeks 135(2) Chapter 6 Sex/Gender, Power, and Social Inequality 137(17) Men Are the Sexual Objects 139(2) Categories of Hierarchy 141(1) Ritual Secrecy 142(2) Marriage and Social Inequality 144(2) Cultural Forms of Sexual Relationships 146(2) Women's Power and Sexual Agency 148(3) Boys' Sexual Agency and Social Oppression 151(3) Chapter 7 Sexuality and Revolutionary Change 154(13) Post-Colonial Change 157(5) "Luv" Marriage—The Sexual Revolution 162(5) Glossary 167(2) Bibliography 169(5) Index 174