THE STORY OF RAGA

A MAN'S ETHNOGRAPHY ON HIS OWN SOCIETY

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　by　 M.Yoshioka

　　　This is an English translation of a hand-copied book which was written in “ Raga” by the late Rev. David Tevimule in 1966. The original title of the book is Vevhurin Raga(vevhuri = story, -n = of). “Raga" is a language spoken by the people of North Raga(northern part of Raga or Pentecost Island) in Vanuatu. The work consists of twenty chapters and concerns various aspects of North Raga culture: its origin myth, kin relations,initiation rite, rank-taking system, chiefs, and customs concerning birth,　marriage, 　and death.

THE STORY OF RAGA (I) THE ORIGIN MYTH

　　　　　PART I: Introduction - Linguistic Analysis of Raga Language

　　　　　PART II: Text - From Chapter 1 to 3

　　　　　PART III: Text - From Chapter 4 to 5

　　　　　PART IV: English Translation


(Journal of the Faculty of Liberal Arts, SHINSHU UNIVERSITY 1987 　Full text)

THE STORY OF RAGA(II) KIN RELATIONS

　　　　　PART I: Introduction - Anthropological Analysis of Kinship and Marriage

　　　　　PART II: Text - From Chapter 6 to 7

　　　　　PART III: English Translation


(Journal of the Faculty of Liberal Arts, SHINSHU UNIVERSITY 1988 　Full text)


THE STORY OF RAGA(III) MARRIAGE

　　　　　PART�T：Introduction

　　　　　PART�U：Text -　from Chapter 8 to 9

　　　　　PART�V：English　Translation


(Journal of Cross-Cultural Studies 20, Faculty of Cross-Cultural Studies, KOBE UNIVERSITY 2003　 Full text)

THE STORY OF RAGA(IV) Man and Woman

　　　　　PART�T：Introduction

　　　　　PART�U：Text -　from Chapter 10 to 11

　　　　　PART�V：English　Translation


(Journal of Cross-Cultural Studies 24, Faculty of Cross-Cultural Studies, KOBE UNIVERSITY 2005　Full text)

THE STORY OF RAGA(V) The Gaibwalasi and Haroroagamali Rituals

　 　 PART�T：Introduction

　　　　　PART�U：Text -　from Chapter 12 to 13

　　　　　PART�V：English　Translation

(Kindai 108, KOBE UNIVERSITY 　Full text )

THE STORY OF RAGA(VI) Rank-taking Ritual

　 　 PART�T：Introduction

　　　　　PART�U：Text -　Chapter 14

　　　　　PART�V：English　Translation

(Journal of Intercultural Studies 40, Graduate School of Intercultural Studies, KOBE UNIVERSITY 2013　 Full text )