On 12 December 2012, an Indonesian Air Force helicopter flew 230 miles north from the
coastal city of Merauke to an unfinished dirt airstrip in the middle of the forested territory of …

The interplay between language and culture has fascinated researchers from various
disciplines since the work of Franz Boas (1858–1942) or even Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767 …

Description: Ithaca [New York]: Cornell University Press, 2023.| Includes bibliographical
references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2022054935| ISBN 9781501770005 (hardcover) …

For readers of this volume, it is likely a commonplace that indigenous languages play a vital
role in their speakers' lives. As decades of linguistic and anthropological scholarship have …

Some months after being verbally abused by his wife in a domestic quarrel, an Awiakay man
died. One of the rumours that circulated about his death was that it was caused by his having …

Spirit Possession and Communication in Religious and Cultural Contexts explores the
phenomenon of spirit possession, focusing on the religious and cultural functions it serves …

The Pacific is a cradle of language variation. It is home to around 1500 languages and it
includes multiple instances of four (or more) languages families: Austronesian languages …

In this time of globalization and intercultural communication, there is an increased need for
culturally competent psychologists who can understand the worldviews of their clients, and …