The Fijians: A Study of the Decay of Custom

The Fijians: A Study of the Decay of Custom
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Thomson Basil. The Fijians: A Study of the Decay of Custom

The Fijians: A Study of the Decay of Custom

Table of Contents

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION

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 Spirit Path (Sala Ni Yalo)

The Ndengei Myth

The Epic of Dengei

The Herald Speaks

Vunivasa

Second Choir

The Tuka Heresy

The Revolt at Seankanka (Seaqaqa)

Minor Rites of the Nanga

The Priesthood

Witchcraft. Ndraunikau (lit., leaves)

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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