Dreaming and the defeat of charisma: Disconnecting dreams from leadership among the urapmin of Papua New Guinea

Dream Travelers: Sleep Experiences and Culture in the Western Pacific

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 19-42

  Robbins, Joel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1057/9781403982476     Document Type: Chapter

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