Invisible belongings: Carolinian practices of personhood and space as moral principles

Pacific Geographies

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Susanne Kuehling¹ 

[1] University of Regina, Department of Anthropology

关键词: Micronesia;    Carolinians;    personhood;    identity;    invisible belongings;   

DOI  :  10.23791/582834

来源: Arbeitsgemeinschaft fuer Pazifische Studien e.V.

【 摘 要 】

Based on field research and published sources, this paper examines Micronesian migration in regards toprinciples of order and values on their home atolls. For Carolinians, place names and personal names are part ofthe web of intangible knowledge that can serve to assure certain positions and rights. They unfold the untold factsof gender and hierarchy and can be used as a peephole into social practice. Names and places represent stabilityand continuity in an otherwise fluid world. Migrants, I argue, can use such shared experiences of their “invisiblebelongings” to re-create some sense of home and build a community based on versions of these principles and values.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC-ND