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Benedict Allen set off for New Guinea with a twofold aim: to contact the remote peoples of the island, and from them to learn for himself how to live in harmony with nature. His quest led him through one of the strangest series of adventures recorded by any modern traveller. A witchdoctor's prediction led Benedict to seek a community who would allow him to take part in the traditional initiation rites by which the tribes boys enter manhood. At Kandengai his request was granted: Benedict was accepted into a Sepik tribe and became one of the few white men ever permitted to learn the age-old secrets of the spirit house - the "crocodile nest".. NOTA: El libro no está en español, sino en inglés.
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The remarkable account of one young explorer's initiation into the tribal rites of manhood in a remote area of New Guinea.
When Benedict Allen set off for Papua New Guinea to contact the hidden peoples of the island learn the secrets of their harmonious communion with nature, he embarked on one of the strangest adventures recorded by any modern traveller.
After fleeing for his life into the jungle in far-flung West Papua, he patiently sought a tribe who would accept him. When a Sepik tribe eventually did so, he was able to learn the ancient secrets of the 'crocodile nest'. In the spirit house, initiates were kept in seclusion for weeks, their skins carved with crocodile markings, until, pushed to the limits of endurance, they came to embody the 'crocodile spirit' and attained maturity.
"The age of adventure is far from dead so long as people like Benedict Allen tread the earth"
IAN HAMILTON
Revealing at first hand the dilemmas and tragedies of a culture threatened by the encroachments of Christianity and the modern world, 'Into the Crocodile Nest' is a vivid account of an unforgettable adventure by the author of 'Mad White Giant' and 'Through Jaguar Eyes,' arguably one of our most intrepid explorers"
(SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE, 'Literary Review')
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- Año de publicación1995
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Descripción Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. paperback, pictorial gloss card covers, paper age-toned else a very good tightly bound copy with a clean and unmarked text, colour plates, 223pp. Nº de ref. del artículo: 265275
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Descripción Softcover. Condición: Very Good. TRAVEL / EXPLORATION. AUSTRALIANA PNG This is the story of Benedict Allen's extraordinary quest to immerse himself in the heart of New Guinea, and learn the secrets of the people's harmonious communion with the forest. Living among missionaries in West Papua, he heard talk of the mysterious Obini, and set out on an arduous journey to meet them - only to find himself fleeing for his life in the jungle. Undeterred, he sought out members of a tribal crocodile cult who would permit him to take part in their traditional initiation rites into manhood, and finally became the first white man to be honoured with this privilege. But this was the beginning of a punishing ordeal, as Allen joined his fellow initiates in seclusion for weeks, enduring crocodile markings being carved into their skins, until finally, pushed to the limits of endurance, they came to embody the crocodile spirit.xiii, 223p, [8]p of plates : ill.(some col.), maps, col.ports ; 20cm. #120222 Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Nº de ref. del artículo: 66429
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