The Heart of the Pearl Shell: The Mythological Dimension of Foi Sociality

The Heart of the Pearl Shell: The Mythological Dimension of Foi Sociality

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  Weiner, James F ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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