Marriage and Mandatory Abortion Among the 17th-century Siraya
Download or Read eBook Marriage and Mandatory Abortion Among the 17th-century Siraya PDF written by John Robert Shepherd and published by American Anthropological Association. This book was released on 1995 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : John Robert Shepherd |
| Publisher | : American Anthropological Association |
| Total Pages | : 118 |
| Release | : 1995 |
| ISBN-10 | : STANFORD:36105017508784 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 (84 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Marriage and Mandatory Abortion Among the 17th-century Siraya by : John Robert Shepherd
Book excerpt: "This is an excellent piece of historical ethnography."Masaharu Asian Ethnology "a well- researched and elegantly written slim volume" Boomgaard Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde "Fortunately, this important monograph has been reissued and is now readily available to those interested." Jacobs, The China Journal A detailed ethnographic description of the Siraya, the Austronesian inhabitants of pre-Dutch southwestern Taiwan, and the practice of mandated abortion for all young wives. By placing Siraya customs of marriage, pregnancy taboos, and massage abortion in historical and cultural context, this monograph provides new solutions to the puzzle of Siraya mandatory abortion.
