Background
Schieffelin, Edward Loomis was born on May 9, 1938 in New York City. Son of Bayard and Virginia Langdon (Loomis) Schieffelin.
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The Sorrow of the Lonely and the Burning of the Dancers 2nd edition by Schieffelin, Edward (2004) Paperback
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{ THE SORROW OF THE LONELY AND THE BURNING OF THE DANCERS: SECOND EDITION } by Schieffelin, Edward L. (AUTHOR) Nov-01-2004 Paperback
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The Sorrow of the Lonely and the Burning of the Dancers
(This classic ethnography, now in second edition, describe...)
This classic ethnography, now in second edition, describes the traditional way of life of the Kaluli, a tropical forest people of Papua New Guinea.
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The Sorrow of the Lonely and the Burning of the Dancers
(This classic ethnography, now in its second edition, desc...)
This classic ethnography, now in its second edition, describes the traditional way of life of the Kaluli, a tropical forest people of Papua New Guinea. The book takes as its focus the nostalgic and violent Gisalo ceremony, one of the most remarkable performances in the anthropological literature. Tracking the major symbolic and emotional themes of the ceremony to their sources in everyday Kaluli life, Schieffelin shows how the central values and passions of Kaluli experience are governed by the basic forms of social reciprocity. However, Gisaro reveals that social reciprocity is not limited to the dynamics of transaction, obligation and alliance. It emerges, rather, as a mode of symbolic action and performative form, embodying a cultural scenario which shapes Kaluli emotional experience and moral sensibility and permeates their understanding of the human condition.
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Like People You See in a Dream: First Contact in Six Papuan Societies
(This book is at once a detailed ethnographic and historic...)
This book is at once a detailed ethnographic and historical analysis of one of the final modern-day experiences of first-culture contact, a classic example of historical geography, and an extraordinary tale of exploration, imperialist arrogance, blood-shed, suffering, courage, and near disaster. By the 1930's, the interior of the island of New Guinea, protected from outside penetration over the centuries by its rugged mountains and unruly rivers, remained one of the few places outsiders had never seen. In early January of 1935, the Papuan colonial administration dispatched patrol officers including 40 Papuan carriers and police, to explore the vast unknown country between the Strickland and Purari rivers. The expedition moved inland along the river systems by steam launch and canoe until, in mid-February, they abandoned their boats and proceeded on foot through the tropical forest and into the mountains. Along the way, the party encountered hitherto unsuspected populations - peoples of six tribes, numbering in the tens of thousands - who had never before seen white men and who were still using Stone Age tools.
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- The Sorrow of the Lonely and the Burning of the Dancers by E. Schieffelin (2005-01-31)
- The Sorrow of the Lonely and the Burning of the Dancers by E. Schieffelin (2005-01-15)
- Like People You See in a Dream: First Contact in Six Papuan Societies by Edward Schieffelin (1991-01-01)
- The Sorrow of the Lonely and the Burning of the Dancers by Edward L. Schieffelin (1976-08-01)
Edward Loomis Schieffelin
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Education
Bachelor, Yale University, 1960; Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1972.
Career
Assistant professor anthropology, Fordham University, Bronx, New York, 1970-1974; visiting lecturer anthropology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1981-1987; visiting associate professor anthropology, Emory University, Atlanta, 1987-1989; reader in anthropology, University College, London, since 1990.
Achievements
Works
book
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Like People You See in a Dream: First Contact in Six Papuan Societies
(This book is at once a detailed ethnographic and historic...)
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The Sorrow of the Lonely and the Burning of the Dancers
(This classic ethnography, now in its second edition, desc...)
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The Sorrow of the Lonely and the Burning of the Dancers
(This classic ethnography, now in second edition, describe...)
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The Sorrow of the Lonely and the Burning of the Dancers 2nd edition by Schieffelin, Edward (2004) Paperback
(2nd edition)
- The Sorrow of the Lonely and the Burning of the Dancers by E. Schieffelin (2005-01-31)
- The Sorrow of the Lonely and the Burning of the Dancers by E. Schieffelin (2005-01-15)
- { THE SORROW OF THE LONELY AND THE BURNING OF THE DANCERS: SECOND EDITION } by Schieffelin, Edward L. (AUTHOR) Nov-01-2004 Paperback
- Like People You See in a Dream: First Contact in Six Papuan Societies by Edward Schieffelin (1991-01-01)
- The Sorrow of the Lonely and the Burning of the Dancers by Edward L. Schieffelin (1976-08-01)
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Like People You See in a Dream: First Contact in Six Papuan Societies
Membership
Member American Anthropological Association, American Ethnological Association, Association Social Anthropologists in Oceania, Association Social Anthropologists of the Commonwealth.
Connections
Married Bambi Barbara Bernhard, October 12, 1966 (divorced December 1987). 1 child, Zachary Bernhard. Married Alida Gersie, July 27, 1996.
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Grantee National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, National Endowment of the Humanities, National Institute of Mental Health, Wenner Green, American Philosophical Society, Fordham University.Grantee National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, National Endowment of the Humanities, National Institute of Mental Health, Wenner Green, American Philosophical Society, Fordham University.