Into the Crocodile Nest

Into the Crocodile Nest
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Total Pages : 223
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ISBN-10 : 0571206220
ISBN-13 : 9780571206223
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Book Synopsis Into the Crocodile Nest by : Benedict Allen

Download or read book Into the Crocodile Nest written by Benedict Allen and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Benedict Allen travelled through Papua New Guinea in search of a tribe that would let him participate in an initiation ceremony into manhood. He was finally admitted to the ceremonies of the Sepik tribe, whose totemic god is the crocodile. With fifteen other young males, Allen was secluded from the village in a large nest-like enclosure. Crocodile marks were carved onto their bodies with sharpened bamboo. Grey mud was applied to stop the blood-flow from their wounds, and they were beaten every day for six weeks. This book is the story of Allen's initiation experiences - a tale of love, community through shared pain and of sudden death.


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