Bolyanatz Alexander H., 1994, Defending Against Grief on New Ireland: The Place of Mortuary Feasting in Sursurunga Society

Full designation (Familyname Name, date, title): Bolyanatz Alexander H., 1994, Defending Against Grief on New Ireland: The Place of Mortuary Feasting in Sursurunga Society
Creator: Alexander H. Bolyanatz
Date: 1994
Title: Defending Against Grief on New Ireland: The Place of Mortuary Feasting in Sursurunga Society
Abstract: Ritual mortuary feasting among the Sursurunga of southern New Ireland, Papua New Guinea functions as a culturally constituted defense mechanism. Grief and other unpleasant emotions are not normally expressed by Sursurunga men. Participation in mortuary feasting ritual involves a high degree of psychological investment on the part of individuals, and it is argued here that grief and other unpleasant emotions are expressed or acted out through participation in the activities surrounding mortuary ritual. Mortuary ritual provides Sursurunga men with a culturally endorsed means of expressing unpleasant affect.
Alternative Title: Publisher: Pamela J. Stewart and Andrew J. Strathern
pages: 115-133
volume: 8
uri: https://www.jstor.org/stable/44398818
Source: Journal of Ritual Studies; JSTOR
issue: 2
issn: 0890-1112
short title: Defending Against Grief on New Ireland