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First published in 1939, this groundbreaking monograph by Raymond Firth remains the sole comprehensive ethnographic study of a complete pagan Polynesian ritual cycle documented by a social anthropologist. This second edition presents the full account in a single volume, streamlining vernacular texts whilst adding contemporary theoretical analysis and chapter postscripts that compare ritual performances from 1928-29 with Firth's 1952 return visit. The work includes a newly written epilogue examining the traditional ritual's eventual decline based on the author's third field visit. Essential for anthropologists, historians and scholars of Polynesian culture, this LSE Monograph on Social Anthropology (volume 21) bridges nearly a century of ethnographic knowledge with modern scholarly perspective.

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Originally published in 1939, this monograph is the only complete social anthropologist account of a full pagan Polynesian ritual cycle in Tikopia.

Second edition includes a new theoretical introduction and updated chapter postscripts comparing 1928-29 performances with 1952 field observations.

Features a specially written epilogue tracing the decline of traditional ritual rituals based on the author's third visit to Tikopia.

Published by Routledge as volume 21 of the LSE Monographs on Social Anthropology series.

Streamlined text omits vernacular materials whilst retaining comprehensive ethnographic detail and analysis.

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Release Date
01 January 1967
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12 January 2007

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