Remembrance of things passed: Memory, body and the politics of feasting in New Ireland, Papua New...

Explores the connection between the body and memory for the people of the Lelet Plateau of central New Ireland in Papua New Guinea. Study's focus on the mortuary feasts of the Lelet people; Forms of sorcery which target the participants' bodies; analysis of mnemonic processes.

'Accession Number: 9701220321; Eves, Richard; Source Info: Jun96, Vol. 66 Issue 4, p266; Subject Term: MEMORY; Subject Term: FUNERAL rites & ceremonies; Subject Term: PAPUA New Guinea; Number of Pages: 12p; Document Type: Article'