Author: Benedict AllenPublisher: Flamingo
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Into the Crocodile Nest
Author: Benedict AllenPublisher:
ISBN: 9780571206223
Category : Ethnology
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
Benedict Allen travelled through Papua New Guinea in search of a tribe that would let him participate in an initiation ceremony into manhood. He was finally admitted to the ceremonies of the Sepik tribe, whose totemic god is the crocodile. With fifteen other young males, Allen was secluded from the village in a large nest-like enclosure. Crocodile marks were carved onto their bodies with sharpened bamboo. Grey mud was applied to stop the blood-flow from their wounds, and they were beaten every day for six weeks. This book is the story of Allen's initiation experiences - a tale of love, community through shared pain and of sudden death.
Journey to the Crocodile's Nest
Author: Howard MorphyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Interpretive account of childs funeral at Gurkawuy outstation, Trial Bay; Yolngu social organisation (particularly clan formation and marriage); contact history; outline of religious beliefs including relationship to ancestors, land, law role of songs, dances and painting; attitudes to death and mourning; concept of souls; mortuary practices (including change); names of participants; detailed account of the ceremony; meaning of ritual episodes; sociological analysis of relationships between participants; choice and decision in ceremony construction; Afterword by Ian Dunlop separately annotated.
The Crocodile Nest
Author: Des HuntPublisher: Harper Collins Publishers Australia Pty Limited
ISBN: 9781869508289
Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Luke Evans never knew his father; he'd cleared out before he was born. so when his internet skills track down someone living at a luxurious resort in tropical Queensland who could be his dad, Luke's imagination runs wild. But Luke soon learns that no one is perfect, and that the world can be a tricky place.
Little Croc Keeps His Promise
Author: KamonPublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781503052512
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
An egg crocodile ends up in the nest of Mother Shoebill's, a bird from the Nile river bank with a large beak shaped as a shoe. When the eggs of Mother Shoebill hatch, one of the hatchlings has yellow eyes and very sharp teeth... What will happen? Do you think the chicks are in danger with their brother crocodile?
Author: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Crocodile Specialist Group. Working MeetingLiquid Land
Author: Ted LevinPublisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 9780820326726
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
In "Liquid Land," Levin guides readers past the dire headlines about the Everglades' demise and into the magnificent swamp itself, where they come face-to-face with the remaining plants, animals, and landscapes that will survive only if the public protects them.
Author: 
Author: Marshall CavendishCrocodiles
Author: John B. ThorbjarnarsonPublisher: IUCN
ISBN: 9782831700601
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
This Action Plan describes the conservation status of 23 species of the order Crocodylia found worldwide. The plan is arranged in three principal sections: an Introductory overview, Country accounts, and Species accounts. Each Country account describes the status of wild populations, and current management programmes. The Species accounts summarise the conservation status, principle threats, and existing management programmes and then describe the ecology and natural history of the species and set out recommended priority conservation projects.
