Tudava was a culture hero of these people, who instituted the ula'ula ceremony, an agricultural rite in which hereditary priests make offerings of cooked food. These people believe that pregnancy is caused by beloma, a spirit that lives in the water, rather than by sexual intercourse. One ritual among these people involves the soulva and mwali, or shells and necklaces that are moved clockwise and counterclockwise. This group's sexual life is studied in the middle book of a trilogy that also includes Coral Gardens and Their Magic. For ten points, name these "Argonauts o
Tudava was a culture hero of these people, who instituted the ula'ula ceremony, an agricultural rite in which hereditary priests make offerings of cooked food. These people believe that pregnancy is caused by beloma, a spirit that lives in the water, rather than by sexual intercourse. One ritual among these people involves the soulva and mwali, or shells and necklaces that are moved clockwise and counterclockwise. This group's sexual life is studied in the middle book of a trilogy that also includes Coral Gardens and Their Magic. For ten points, name these "Argonauts of the Western Pacific", an insular group studied by Bronislaw Malinowski who engage in the kula ring exchange.
Tudava was a culture hero of these people, who instituted the ula'ula ceremony, an agricultural rite in which hereditary priests make offerings of cooked food.
{Trobriand Islanders} [accept: {Kiriwina Islanders}; prompt on “{Argonauts} of the {Western Pacific}” or “{Savages} in {North}-{Western Melanesia}” before mention]