MIKLOUHO-MACLAY IN PALAU, 1876

Citation
Rj. Parmentier et H. Kopninageyer, MIKLOUHO-MACLAY IN PALAU, 1876, Isla, 4(1), 1996, pp. 71-108
Citations number
30
Categorie Soggetti
Area Studies
Journal title
IslaACNP
ISSN journal
10549390
Volume
4
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
71 - 108
Database
ISI
SICI code
1054-9390(1996)4:1<71:MIP1>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Nikolai Miklouho-Maclay, a Russian naturalist and ethnographer, visite d several Micronesian islands in 1876 as part of his extensive explora tions of the Pacific and Southeast Asia. This article translates his p rincipal writing on Palau, which was originally published in Russian i n 1878. Despite his short stay in Palau, Mildouho-Maclay collected val uable information on physical characteristics, religious practices, po litical organization, and material culture. He also gives the texts fo r several important myths. His comments on the relationship between Pa lauans and Europeans confirm that Miklouho-Maclay's orientation was si multaneously evolutionist and humanitarian.