Becoming a man in Melanesia.

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Paris, France : ZED, 2003.
Description:	1 online resource (52 min.).
Language:	English
Series:	Ethnographic video online, volume 2 Becoming a man
Subject:	Coming of age -- Melanesia. Men -- Melanesia. Initiation rites -- Melanesia. Nonfiction films.
Format:	E-Resource Video Streaming Video
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10315698

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Other authors / contributors:	Ségur, Jérôme.
Notes:	Title from resource description page (viewed Feb. 27, 2013). Previously released as DVD. This edition in English.
Summary:	Becoming a Man in Melanesia follows the epic ordeals of two young men who live on separate islands. And though they will never meet each other, they share a common, singular goal : to make the difficult passage into manhood. Each will face a grueling initiation ritual. To achieve this adult status in Melanesia, Junior from Kontu island in Papua has to capture a shark armed only with a lasso and a propeller, whereas Wabak from Pentecost island in Vanuatu has to jump from a wooden tower, his ankle bound with thick vines. Two ordeals, each with the same goal : becoming a man!.

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