Culture of Papua New Guinea. Culture Name Papua New Guinean Alternative Names Niugini (Pidgin English) Orientation Identification. Papua is probably derived from the Malay word papuwah ("fuzzy hair"). In 1545, a Spanish explorer called the island Nueva Guinea .In 1884, the western half of New Guinea was officially recognized as Dutch New Guinea, the northeastern section became German New Guinea, and the southeastern quarter became British New Guinea.
Location and Geography. The central mountain chain extends the length of the island and is covered in tropical rain forest. Papua New Guinea has a tropical monsoon climate and is generally hot and humid, although the climate varies from one area to another. Over 75 percent of the nation is covered in rain forest. Demography. Linguistic Affiliation. Papua New Guinea Symbolism. History and Ethnic Relations Emergence of the Nation. National Identity. Ethnic Relations. Urbanism, Architecture, and the Use of Space Food and Economy Food in Daily Life. Trade. The Sambia Tribe. Programmes | From Our Own Correspondent | Policing Papua New Guinea's 'raskols' Australia is sending nearly 300 police and public officials to its former colony Papua New Guinea, as part of an ambitious five year mission to try to stamp out rampant crime and corruption. But this deployment is not without its risks.
Founded by a British adventurer in 1873, Port Moresby commands spectacular views of the Coral Sea and a mosaic of bays, islands and headlands. But the sweet-smelling frangipani trees and bright red splashes of bougainvillea which dot the hillsides, fail to mask a city in crisis. Two-thirds of the population lives in makeshift shanty towns and unemployment stands at around 70%. In the 29 years since Papua New Guinea gained independence from Australia, the country has gone backwards in almost every respect, from health and education to corruption and crime.
Expatriates and middle class Papua New Guineans live behind high walls and coils of razor wire, more reminiscent of Johannesburg than the South Pacific. 'Raskols' New enemy. Pederasty in ancient Greece. Pederastic couples at a symposium, as depicted on a tomb fresco from the Greek colony of Paestum in Italy Pederasty in ancient Greece was a socially acknowledged erotic relationship between an adult male (the erastes) and a younger male (the eromenos) usually in his teens.[1] It was characteristic of the Archaic and Classical periods.[2] The influence of pederasty on Greek culture of these periods was so pervasive that it has been called "the principal cultural model for free relationships between citizens. "[3] It is the historian's job to draw attention to the personal, social, political and indeed moral issues behind the literary and artistic representations of the Greek world. Terminology[edit] The word erômenos, or "beloved" (ἐρώμενος, plural eromenoi), is the masculine form of the present passive participle from erô, viewed by Dover as the passive or subordinate partner.
Kouros representing an idealized youth, c. 530 BC a beautiful creature without pressing needs of his own. Population of Britain (UK) Many people confuse the two. Great Britain (Britain) is made up of England, Scotland and Wales, whereas the UK is Britain as well as Northern Ireland. ( Find out more about the difference here) A census of the population in Britain has been taken every 10 years since 1801 (with the exception of 1941, when Britain was at war). The next census will be in 2011. In 2001, the population of the United Kingdom was recorded at just under 59 million people.
Great Britain is heavily populated compared with many other countries. According to a BBC Report in September 2005, immigration made up more than half of Britain's population growth from 1991 to 2001. Britain ranks 18th in the world in terms of population size. The population is very unequally distributed over the four parts of the UK: England more or less constantly makes up 84% of the total population, Wales around 5%, Scotland roughly 8.5 %, and Northern Ireland (since 1921) less than 3%.
The Sambia of Papua New Guinea - Anthropology & the Human Condition. Introduction The Sambia are located in Kratke Mountains bounded by the Lamari River, the alluvial Papuan lowlands and the adjacent river valleys of the Eastern Highland Province, Marawaka District. In 1989 the population of Sambia was estimated at 2,700 and the population density averages 1.5 persons per square kilometre though settlements are much higher. The villages (hamlets) range in size from approximately 40-250 persons and all villages distinct. There is much tension between some of the tribes and this leads to war.
Sometimes it was even considered suicidal for tribes to pass through the territories of their neighbouring tribal areas. There is, however, much security to be found in one’s own hamlet; each nuclear family lives in a hut, though extended family members may at times sleep there. “Women belong down below, men on top” ~Weiyu Jerungdu Male initiation rituals of the Sambia tribe After marriage, males must cease all “homosexual” behaviour and relationships. 1. 2. 3. Sambia tribe documentary. This week we took a look at a tribe from New Guinea called the Sambia, who have unusual customs regarding the maturation of male members. Meaning that they have pretty much the craziest possible customs and rituals imaginable.
I think the point of looking at the Sambia specifically was to explore the reaction of we folklore students' objectivity when encountering a culture extremely different from our own. From the perspective of a person from America, and I imagine from most other places as well, the Sambia abuse children. Young boys are customarily required perform oral sex on the adolescent young men of the tribe. This is justified by the belief that semen is essential for the maturation process. Of course if people did this in the United States, they would be considered criminals. However, as an anthropologist, this view isn't useful. So, putting aside my objections to the way they do things, the Sambia are interesting. Sambia. SambiaSYNONYMS: None OrientationIdentification and Location. The Sambia, a congeries of historically and socially integrated phratries that speak the Sambia language, live in the fringe areas of the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea.
They are tribal, animistic, and primarily pagan. The name Sambia derives from the Sambia clan, an original pioneer people that settled the central Sambia region in the Puruya River Valley, and is mainly used by Westerners. The term “Kukukuku” (derogatory) was generically applied to Sambia and their neighbors until the 1970s; “Anga” (which means “house”) is now more frequently used as an ethnic term to embrace Sambia and related societies. The Sambia are located in the rugged Kratke Mountains bounded by the Lamari River, the alluvial Papuan lowlands, and adjacent river valleys of the Eastern Highland Province, Marawaka District. Demography. Linguistic Affiliation. SettlementsVillages range in size from approximately 40 to 250 persons.
Trade. Orientation - Sambia. Papua New Guinea profile - Facts. The World Factbook. AlternativeNews.net - Best Alternative News Links. Western Highlands Travel Information and Travel Guide - Guatemala. REFILE-PNG awakes to two prime ministers, calls for calm | Energy & Oil. PORT MORESBY Dec 13 (Reuters) - Papua New Guinea was in a political deadlock on Tuesday with two prime ministers claiming the right to govern the resource-rich South Pacific nation, prompting calls for calm in the capital Port Moresby.
PNG's Supreme Court on Monday night ruled the government led by Peter O'Neill illegal and ordered Sir Michael Somare, toppled while receiving medical treatment in Singapore, be reinstated as prime minister. O'Neill refused to step down and had parliament again elect him prime minister late on Monday, but heavily armed police prevented him from reaching government house to be sworn in. "We are deeply concerned about the situation. There are heightened political tensions within Port Moresby with two, as it were, alternative prime ministers. This is unknown terrain in Papua New Guinea," said Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd.
"We have been urging calm on the part of all parties.