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Lilomaiava-Doktor, Saili |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2021-12-02T20:38:28Z |
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dc.date.available |
2021-12-02T20:38:28Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2016-06 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Lilomaiava-Doktor,1 Saili, 2016. Changing Morphology of Graves and Burials in Samoa. Journal of the Polynesian Society 125 (2): 171-186; DOI: http//dx.doi. org/10.15286/jps.125.2.171-186. |
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dc.identifier.uri |
${sadil.baseUrl}/handle/123456789/1092 |
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dc.description |
journal article, 15 p. |
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dc.description.abstract |
Of the most important ritual events among Samoans, referred to as fa‘alavelave, funerals are often the most elaborate. In this article, I examine the factors that influence decisions about graves and the location of grave sites, and the most recent option of cremation, rather than burial, in the context of migration and social change. I also argue that place as identity is intimately bound up with conceptions of kinship that define where the ‘äiga (extended family, kindred) are buried, fa‘asinomaga (identity, belonging) and fanua (land). |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
The Polynesian Society. University of Auckland, N.Z. |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Journal of Polynesian Society;vol.125, (2) |
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dc.subject |
Samoan Customs and beliefs |
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dc.subject |
Burial practices Funerals (maliu), reinterred (liutofaga) and cremation (faaliulefulefu) |
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dc.subject |
Graves, tombs ( fanuaoti) and graveyards (fanuatanu) |
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dc.subject |
Heritage and Place of Identity ( o le tagata ma lona faasinomaga) |
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Aiga (family) and Diaspora (Aiga potopoto) - Samoa |
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dc.subject |
Polynesian social anthropology (ethnology) |
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dc.title |
Changing morphology of graves and burials in Samoa |
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dc.title.alternative |
Special issue: Grave Matters in Oceania |
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dc.type |
Article |
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