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THE FIJIANS
A STUDY OF THE DECAY OF CUSTOM
THE FIJIANS
A STUDY OF THE DECAY OF CUSTOM
BY
BASIL THOMSON
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
THE FIJIANS
CHAPTER I
THE TRANSITION
CHAPTER II
THE AGE OF MYTH
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER III
THE AGE OF HISTORY
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER IV
CONSTITUTION OF SOCIETY
The Confederation in Decay.
Lala
Communal Lala
Personal Lala
Community of Property through Kere-Kere
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER V
WARFARE
The Investiture of Koroi
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER VI
CANNIBALISM
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER VII
RELIGION
Totemism
Gods of the After-world
The Ndengei Myth
The Epic of Dengei
The Herald Speaks
Vunivasa
Second Choir
The Tuka Heresy
The Revolt at Seankanka (Seaqaqa)
The Mbaki, or Nanga Rites
Minor Rites of the Nanga
The Priesthood
Witchcraft
Kinda and Yalovaki
Charms
The Kalou-rere
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER VIII
POLYGAMY
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER IX
FAMILY LIFE
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER X
THE MARRIAGE SYSTEM[74]
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER XI
CUSTOMS AT BIRTH
Lactation
Weaning
CHAPTER XII
CIRCUMCISION AND TATTOOING
CHAPTER XIII
THE PRACTICE OF PROCURING ABORTION
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER XIV
THE INSOUCIANCE OF NATIVE RACES
CHAPTER XV
SEXUAL MORALITY
CHAPTER XVI
EPIDEMIC DISEASES
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER XVII
LEPROSY (Vukavuka or Sakuka)[95]
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER XVIII
YAWS (Thoko)
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER XIX
TUBERCULOSIS[100]
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER XX
TRADE
The Solevu (So-levu, i.e. Great Presentation)
The Solevu in Decay
CHAPTER XXI
NAVIGATION AND SEAMANSHIP
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER XXII
PHYSICAL POWERS
CHAPTER XXIII
ATTITUDES AND MOVEMENTS
CHAPTER XXIV
TRAITS OF CHARACTER
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER XXV
SWIMMING
CHAPTER XXVI
FISHING
CHAPTER XXVII
GAMES
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER XXVIII
FOOD
Water
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER XXIX
YANKONA (Kava)
CHAPTER XXX
TOBACCO
CHAPTER XXXI
THE TENURE OF LAND
The Yavu or Building Site
Nkele, Or Arable Land
The Veikau, or Forest
Tenures in Rewa
Individual Tenure
1. Ai-thovithovi-ni-ndraundrau (The plucking-place for the flooring-grass)
2. Ketenialewa (The woman's womb)
3. Veitumalelake (Defending the dead)
4. Ai-thovi-ni-nkanka (Reward for bravery)
5. Veitau-ni-vanua (Land given out of friendship)
6. Ai-thuruthuru-ni-ngone (The child's introduction)
1. Ai-sere-ni-wa-ni-kuna (Loosening of the strangling cord)
2. Ai-sere-i-soli-ni-mate (The unrolling of the shroud) and
3. Tholambuka (Carrying firewood)
4. Mundulinga (The lopped finger)
Leasehold (Thokovaki)
Province of Tailevu
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER XXXII
CONCLUSION
FOOTNOTES:
INDEX
RELATIONSHIPS OF THE CHIEF FAMILY OF MBAU.
Table.
Table B.
FOOTNOTES:
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