The Fijians: A Study of the Decay of Custom
Contents
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- [covers]
- The — Colonial History — Series
- [imprint]
- [frontispiece]
- [title page]
- Preface p. v
- Introduction p. vii
- Contents p. xix
- List of Illustrations p. xx
- The Fijians
- Chapter I — the transition p. 1
- Chapter II — the age of myth p. 4
- Chapter III — the age of history p. 21
- Chapter IV — constitution of society
- [Chiefs and the Growth of the Confederation] p. 56
- The Confederation in Decay p. 62
- Lala p. 66
- Communal Lala p. 67
- Personal Lala p. 70
- Community of Property through Kere-Kere p. 79
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Chapter V — warfare p. 85
- [warfare] p. 85
- The Investiture of Koroi p. 97
- Chapter VI — cannibalism p. 102
- Chapter VII — religion
- [introduction] p. 111
- Totemism p. 115
- Gods of the After-world p. 117
- The Ndengei Myth p. 133
- The Epic of Dengei p. 138
- The Herald Speaks
- The Tuka Heresy p. 140
- The Revolt at Seankanka (Seaqaqa) p. 145
- The Mbaki, or Nanga Rites p. 146
- Minor Rites of the Nanga p. 156
- The Priesthood p. 157
- Witchcraft — Ndraunikau (lit., leaves) p. 163
- Klnda and Yalovaki p. 167
- Charms p. 168
- The Kalou-rere p. 169
- Chapter VIII — polygamy p. 172
- Chapter IX — family life p. 175
- Chapter X — the marriage system 1 p. 182
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Chapter XI — customs at birth p. 206
- [customs at birth] p. 206
- Lactation p. 211
- Weaning p. 215
- Chapter XII — circumcision and tattooing p. 216
- Chapter XIII — the practice of procuring abortion p. 221
- Chapter XIV — the insouciance of native races p. 228
- Chapter XV — sexual morality p. 233
- Chapter XVI — epidemic diseases p. 243
- Chapter XVII — leprosy (Vukavuka or Sakukd)1 p. 255
- Chapter XVIII — yaws (Thoko) p. 270
- Chapter XIX — tuberculosis1 p. 277
- Chapter XX — trade p. 280
- Chapter XXI — navigation and seamanship p. 290
- Chapter XXII — physical powers p. 297
- Chapter XXIII — attitudes and movements p. 299
- Chapter XXIV — traits of character p. 304
- Chapter XXV — swimming p. 316
- Chapter XXVI — fishing p. 320
- Chapter XXVII — games p. 328
- Chapter XXVIII — food p. 334
- Chapter XXIX — yankona (Kava) p. 341
- Chapter XXX — tobacco p. 352
- Chapter XXXI — the tenure of land
- [the tenure of land] p. 354
- The Yavu or Building Site p. 357
- Nkele, or Arable Land p. 358
- The Veikau, or Forest p. 362
- Tenures in Rewa p. 366
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Individual Tenure p. 369
- I. Ai-Thovithovi-Ni-Ndraundrau (The plucking-place for the flooring-grass) p. 372
- 2. Ketenialewa (The woman's womb) p. 373
- 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 p. 374
- 2. Ai-sere-i-soli-ni-Mate (The unrolling of the shroud) and — 3. Tholambuka (Carrying firewood) p. 375
- 4. Mundulinga (The lopped finger)
- Leasehold (Thokovaki) p. 376
- Province of Tailevu p. 382
- Chapter XXXII — conclusion p. 387