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Overview"Donald Tuzin first studied the New Guinea village of Ilahita in 1972. When he returned many years later, he arrived in the aftermath of a startling event: the village’s men voluntarily destroyed their secret cult that had allowed them to dominate women for generations. The cult’s collapse indicated nothing less than the death of masculinity, and Tuzin examines the labyrinth of motives behind this improbable, self-devastating act. The villagers' mythic tradition provided a basis for this revenge of Woman upon the dominion of Man, and, remarkably, Tuzin himself became a principal figure in its narratives. The return of the magic-bearing ""youngest brother"" from America had been prophesied, and the villagers believed that Tuzin’s return ""from the dead"" signified a further need to destroy masculine traditions. The Cassowary's Revenge is an intimate account of how Ilahita’s men and women think, emote, dream, and explain themselves. Tuzin also explores how the death of masculinity in a remote society raises disturbing implications for gender relations in our own society. In this light Tuzin's book is about men and women in search of how to value one another, and in today's world there is no theme more universal or timely." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Donald TuzinPublisher: The University of Chicago Press Imprint: University of Chicago Press Volume: 1997 Dimensions: Width: 1.60cm , Height: 0.30cm , Length: 2.40cm Weight: 0.624kg ISBN: 9780226819501ISBN 10: 0226819507 Pages: 270 Publication Date: 02 September 1997 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Ch. 1: Going Home Ch. 2: The Mission Ch. 3: The Repeal of Custom Ch. 4: The Cassowary and the Swan Maiden Ch. 5: The Web of True Prophecy Ch. 6: Millennium Ch. 7: Fear in the Heart Ch. 8: Sanctuary Notes Maps References IndexReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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