Tribal Religion and Economic Life

Author: S.M. Channa

Indigenous societies globally blend faith and economics through rituals and communal practices. Examples include fishing magic in Gold Coast, labor and women's rites in Australia, and remuneration to supernatural beings among the Apache, showcasing spirituality's impact on economic behaviors and social structures.

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CONTENTS Faith as a Factor in the Economic Life of the Amerind The Effect of Ritual upon Industries and Arts in the Naga Hills Communal Fishing and Fishing Magic in the Northern Territories of the Gold Coast Religious and Economic action among the Dahomey Dual Social Technology, Labour and Women's Secret Rites in the eastern western Desert of Australia Cosmology and Economy among the Maring of Highland New Guinea Remuneration to Supernaturals and Man in Apachean Ceremonialism Hunting and Hunting Magic among the Amahuaca of the Peruvian Montana Ritual Life and Economics of the Yir-Yoront of Cape York Peninsula Food, Other Valuables, Payment, and the Relative Scale of Ommura Ceremonies (New Guinea) The Garden and Rituals among the Dobu