Afterlife and Reincarnation

Name: Afterlife and Reincarnation
Author: Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942

in Bronislaw Malinowski Papers (LSE), of London School of Economics and Political Science. Library. Archives and Special Collections Team (Box 2: Trobriand Islands fieldwork notebooks and notes, Folder 35: Field notes) (London, England) (05 September 1918) , 4 page(s)

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Abstract / Summary: 5/9/18: Two pages of handwritten notes in indigenous language with English translation are headed, 'T.36 Afterlife & Reincarnation' and are numbered 368 in the upper left corner. The note discusses a ritual associated with beliefs about the afterlife and reincarnation. The information is written on reused stationery, consisting of manuscript pages from 'The Magic of the Kiwai Papuans in Warfare' by Gunnar Landtman.
Field of Interest: Anthropology
Content Type: Field notes
Anthropologist / Ethnographer: Bronisław Malinowski, 1884-1942
Format: Text
Page Count: 4
Subject: Anthropology, Social Sciences, Cultural anthropology, Religious beliefs, Afterlife, Antropologia Cultural, Antropología Cultural, Trobriand Islanders
Keywords and Translated Subjects: Antropologia Cultural, Antropología Cultural