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Mana, Power and 'Pawa' in the Pacific and Beyond

Rumsey, Alan

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In this chapter I address three interrelated topics pertaining to mana and how it might be understood in relation to ‘power’ as a socialanalytical construct, and to pawa as a vernacular term used by some Pacific peoples.

dc.contributor.authorRumsey, Alan
dc.contributor.editorMatt Tomlinson
dc.contributor.editorTy P. Kawika Tengan
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-30T01:19:16Z
dc.date.available2018-11-30T01:19:16Z
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-760460075
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/154000
dc.description.abstractIn this chapter I address three interrelated topics pertaining to mana and how it might be understood in relation to ‘power’ as a socialanalytical construct, and to pawa as a vernacular term used by some Pacific peoples.
dc.format.extent24 pages
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.publisherANU Press
dc.relation.ispartofNew Mana: Transformations of a Classic Concept in Pacific Languages and Cultures
dc.relation.isversionof1st Edition
dc.rightsAuthor/s retain copyright
dc.sourceNew Mana: Transformations of a Classic Concept in Pacific Languages and Cultures
dc.titleMana, Power and 'Pawa' in the Pacific and Beyond
dc.typeBook chapter
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.description.refereedYes
dc.date.issued2016
local.identifier.absfor160103 - Linguistic Anthropology
local.identifier.absfor160104 - Social and Cultural Anthropology
local.identifier.absfor200210 - Pacific Cultural Studies
local.identifier.ariespublicationu5567033xPUB118
local.publisher.urlhttp://press.anu.edu.au/
local.type.statusMetadata only
local.contributor.affiliationRumsey, Alan, College of Asia and the Pacific, ANU
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage131
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage154
local.identifier.doi10.22459/NM.04.2016.05
local.identifier.absseo970121 - Expanding Knowledge in History and Archaeology
local.identifier.absseo970116 - Expanding Knowledge through Studies of Human Society
local.identifier.absseo950201 - Communication Across Languages and Culture
dc.date.updated2020-11-22T07:49:36Z
local.bibliographicCitation.placeofpublicationCanberra, ACT, Australia
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access via publisher website
CollectionsANU Press (1965-Present)

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