作者: Julie Lahn
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摘要: This thesis explores dynamics of sociality and local identity on Warraber Island in the Torres Strait. I argue that residents' representation themselves as a distinctive collectivity needs to be understood terms indigenous conceptions of relatedness difference with reference moral communal life, in particular a valorised striving towards the idealised vision relations known as gud pasin. value is informed by dense network cognatic connections existing among residents – encapsulated discourse “ol wan pamle” (all one family), addition shared identification Christian community. Warraberans envision past through ideas temporal rupture, indexed arrival of Christianity region linked positive transformation life. This forms point thinking about ancestors. Warraberans depict their ancestors both 'natives' 'foreigners' respectively pre-Christian period and marine industries post-missionised colonial era. These temporal associations, their implicit inscriptions, generate poignant areas ambiguity concerning personal ancestry, also prominent sites dance performances thought associated head-taking sorcery. The image the sorcerer itself contentious, appearing partly Other, source of local power. Such appear integral contemporary social life Warraber. Differing affiliations, ancestral emphasis perspectives past certainly contain potential for contestation. Productive activities are markedly gendered and family networks involve strong personalised loyalties compete broader social obligations. However, gud pasin shown ultimately valorising inclusiveness, generosity concern community harmony. Moreover residence on emerges an important context common experiences help distinguish population distinctive, emplaced within diversity of Torres Strait populations. Intense attachments communicated notions 'belonging' to place. characterised knowledge familiarity birth and residence. In this context, realm continues central component within Warraber collective distinctiveness. Warraberans represent historical incomparable marine workers, hunters fishers. Transactions products, whether related to generating income or consumption, continue focus are inextricably woven into practice familial relations, whereby resources are transformed human activity ‘currency’ relatedness shaped moral understandings inflect landscape much conduct sociality.