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- Title
Modernity, Keywords, and Historical Authenticity in Melanesian Ethnography: A Response to Mimica.
- Authors
Jacka, Jerry K.
- Abstract
The article presents a response on professor Jadran Mimica's analysis of the study regarding the authenticity of Melanesian ethnography. The author recognizes Mimica's analysis on the issue and explains three main themes to address the issue that can contribute to the important discussions in anthropology and the theorization of modernity and modernization. He also argues that the historical consciousness in Porgera was dynamic and reflective.
- Subjects
ETHNOLOGY; MELANESIANS; MELANESIAN mythology; ANTHROPOLOGY; SOCIAL sciences; PHENOMENOLOGY; MIMICA, Jadran
- Publication
Oceania, 2014, Vol 84, Issue 1, p80
- ISSN
0029-8077
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ocea.5038