Deep Wholes: Fractal Holography in Trobriand Agency and Culture

Mark Mosko

doi:10.1002/9781444324426.ch9

Deep Wholes: Fractal Holography in Trobriand Agency and Culture

Mark Mosko^*

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This paper examines the fractal elaborations or self-scaling of the botanical imagery of base, body, tip and fruit which recur throughout Trobriand island culture. This sequence lays out the form of action scenarios including the logic of indigenous personal agency.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Experiments in Holism
Subtitle of host publication	Theory and Practice in Contemporary Anthropology
Publisher	Wiley-Blackwell
Pages	150-173
Number of pages	24
ISBN (Print)	9781444333237
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444324426.ch9
Publication status	Published - 14 Jul 2011

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