A STUDY OF THE DECAY OF CUSTOM
A STUDY OF THE DECAY OF CUSTOM BY
BASIL THOMSON
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
THE FIJIANS
CHAPTER I THE TRANSITION
CHAPTER II THE AGE OF MYTH
CHAPTER III THE AGE OF HISTORY
CHAPTER IV CONSTITUTION OF SOCIETY
CHAPTER V WARFARE
CHAPTER VI CANNIBALISM
CHAPTER VII RELIGION
CHAPTER VIII POLYGAMY
CHAPTER IX FAMILY LIFE
CHAPTER X THE MARRIAGE SYSTEM [74]
CHAPTER XI CUSTOMS AT BIRTH
CHAPTER XII CIRCUMCISION AND TATTOOING
CHAPTER XIII THE PRACTICE OF PROCURING ABORTION
CHAPTER XIV THE INSOUCIANCE OF NATIVE RACES
CHAPTER XV SEXUAL MORALITY
CHAPTER XVI EPIDEMIC DISEASES
CHAPTER XVII LEPROSY ( Vukavuka or Sakuka ) [95]
CHAPTER XVIII YAWS ( Thoko )
CHAPTER XIX TUBERCULOSIS [100]
CHAPTER XX TRADE
CHAPTER XXI NAVIGATION AND SEAMANSHIP
CHAPTER XXII PHYSICAL POWERS
CHAPTER XXIII ATTITUDES AND MOVEMENTS
CHAPTER XXIV TRAITS OF CHARACTER
CHAPTER XXV SWIMMING
CHAPTER XXVI FISHING
CHAPTER XXVII GAMES
CHAPTER XXVIII FOOD
CHAPTER XXIX YANKONA ( Kava )
CHAPTER XXX TOBACCO
CHAPTER XXXI THE TENURE OF LAND
CHAPTER XXXII CONCLUSION
INDEX
RELATIONSHIPS OF THE CHIEF FAMILY OF MBAU. Table . Ratu
