The method of hope: anthropology, philosophy, and Fijian knowledge

217 Pages·2004·2.82 MB·English

by  Hirokazu Miyazaki

TheM ethoodf H ope

TheM ethoodf H ope
ANTHROPOLOGY,
PHILOSOPHY,
AND FIJIANK NOWLEDGE
HirokaMziuy azaki
STANFORD UNIVERSITYP RESS
STANFORD, CALIFORNIA
Publiswhietdth h ea ssistoafn ce
theH ulMle moriPaulb licaFtuinodon f C orneUlnli versity
StanfoUrndi versPirteys s
StanfoCradl,i fornia
© 200b4y t heB oarodf T rusteoefts h e
LelanSdt anfoJrudn ioUrn iversity
Printientd h eU niteSdt atoefsA merica
LibraorfyC ongreCsast aloging-in-PDuabtlai cation
MiyazaHkiir,o kazu.
Them ethoodf h ope:a nthropology, pahnidlF oisjoipahny ,
knowledIgH ei rokaMziuy azaki.
p.e m.
Inclubdiebsl iograrpehfiecraelan ncdei sn dex.
ISBoN- 8047-4(8c8l6o-:tar hl kp.a per)
1.E thnology-Fiji-Suva-P2h.iEl tohsnoopphhyi.l osophy­
Fiji-Su3v·Fa i.j ians-Ltaenndu re-Fiji-4S·Fu ivjai.a ns-Fiji­
Suva-Governmreenlta ti5o·nF si.j ians-Lsetgaatllu asw,s e,t c.­
Fiji-Su6v.Sa u.v a( Fiji)-Sloicfaiena dlc ustom7s·S. u va( Fiji)­
Politaincdgs o vernmeIn.Tt i.d e.
GN671.F52M05094
305.8'oro-d9c9262r 2004004764
Thibso oki sp rintoenda cid-farreceh,i val-qpuaapleirt y
Originparli nt2i0ng0 4
Lasfti gubreel oiwn dicayteeasor f t hipsr inting:
IJ 12 II IO 09 08 07 06 05 04
Designaenddt ypesaetSt t anfoUrndi versPirteysi snI OIISJab on
ForA nnelimsye h,o pe

F- Acknowledgments
Thibso oiksa ne thnographic deomfao v nesrstyir maptalireog nu ­
menth:o pies a methoodfk nowlefdogrem ataicoand,e maincd
otherwIinms oer.se p ectiefrimcis ti, sa m ethofdoa rp prehending
ap resmeonmte notfk nowiAnsga .n i nstantoifta htimiseo tnh od,
thbeo ojku xtaphoospeiesnt hpeh ilosoofpE hrynB slto cWha,l ter
BenjamainndR, i chaRrodr twyi tthh el ong-stahnodpioenf ag
grouopf d ispossFeisjsieaSdnu sv,a vpoeuo plteor, e clatihme ir
ancesltarnaUdll. t imaittse eleytk,os b riinngt voi etwh weo rokf
hopiena nthropolkongoiwclaeld ge.
Int hsep iorfih to pient hisse nosfet htee rtmh,be o oiksa lsaon
instantoifma yto iwonhn o paesa r espotnots hehe o pfer ieanndds
colleaogfmu ienshe a vhea di nt hipsr ojeTchteb. o odkr awusp on
archiavnadfl i erleds eadrocnhie n F ibjeit weAeung u1s9t9 a4n d
Marc1h9 96f,u ndbeydt hDei visoifPo anc iafnidAc s iaHni story
att heR esearScchh ooolfP aciafnidcA siaSnt udiaetts h e
AustraNlaitaino Unnailv erIst ihtaynD.ko naDledn oofno gre ner­
ousa rrangeamnednm tysm oth,eK reikMoi yazafkoiar,d ditional
finanscuipaplo rt.
Forg rantai rnegs eaprecrhm eixtp editiIot uhsalntykh, eF iji
governmTehnetN .a tioAnraclh iovfeF si jpir ovimdeew di tah
reseabracsdheu ritnhgee n tipreer ioofmd y f ieldwaonrdIkt ,h ank
MargaPraette tlh,eg no vernmaerncth iavnidsh te,sr t affoftr h eir
assistance.
FromA ugu1s9t49 untJiuln 1e9 59, I l ivaetdt heA ustralian
NatioUnnailv erSsuivtFayl ,a tisnL, a ucaBlaaya nde ngagiend
extenasricvhei rveasle aarttc hhNe a tioAnraclh iovfFe isj aisw, e ll
asa to thgero vernmdeenpta rtmFeonrgt esn.e raocucse tsogs o v-
VIII Acknowledgments
ernmernetc orItd hsa,nR ka tJuo nRea drodtrhoep,ne rmanseenct­
retafroyrF ijiAafnf aiRrast,Vu i liaTmaeg iveotfat ihaeN ative
Landasn dF isheCroimemsi ssSieornNu,a qaosfet hNea tiLvaen d
TrusBto arSda,m uL evouf t heM inisotfrL ya ndasn dM ineral
ResouracnedSs a,m isSoanwia iolfat uh eM inisotfrT yo uriIs m.
alstoh antkho ef fiocfRe o kVoe ivu(kSeu va/Bfeoarqs as)i stiann ce
obtainpienrgm istsoia ocnc ersesc oradtts h eN atiLvaen dasn d
FisheCroimemsi ssion.
Inl atOec tob1e99r4 I,b egamny w orikn S uvavaoF ui,j ivainl ­
lagnee aSru vaa,n dIs peanltm oesvte drayy t hereaifntt heveri l­
lagFer.o tmh bee ginnoifJn uglI 9 y9 5 ,I l ivneeda trh vei llaangde
particiipnSa utveadvp oeuo pldea'iaslc yt ivIit thiaentskh.c e h ioeff
thvei llTaugSieu ,v Raa tEup eKlain akafnoagr,e neroaulslloyw ing
met oc ondurcets eairntc hhve i llIaa glest.oh anMke tuMiu duna­
vosSae,r uveDvaeklaaiin ,dP astSoarm ueRlaat ulevtuh ehfioorsr ­
pitalIai ltsyto.h anmke mbeorfsb otMhe thodainsdSt e venth-Day
Advencthiusrtc ihnSe usv avIonup .a rti,c tuIhl aanrtkhv ea katawa
(catecohfti hsSetu )v avMoeut hodcihsutr cAhv,i sBaoik osaan,d
WilliDayme, Sr akeTausniKi o roUir,a iKae rekerRealbeuvaut oka,
ando thseern imoerm beorfst hSeD Ac hurcShp.e ctihaaln akrse
duet ot hSeu vavSoouq osoVqaok amar(awmoam eans'sso ciation)
folre ttmienp ga rticiinpt ahtemeie re tianngdas c tiviItt hiaensk.
AlumiKtoar oAit,e lTiunraa gabaencdNi i,k Toa manfior re search
assistdaunrcitenh gle a sfti vmeo nthosfm yf ieldwLoarskbt.u, t
nolte aIst th,a ntkhK eo rofia miilnSy u vavfooutr a kisnugcg ho od
caroef m ed urimnygr eseaIrncp ha.r taircI,ut lhanMka keresi,
whow orkeadtt hNea tioAnraclh iovfeF si jain,dL aisawnhioi, s
nowi nH awaifio,ri ntrodumceit notg h eT uiS uvian O ctober
1994S. ubsequSeinktaelnlydi,A naa ccepmteei dn ttoh efiarm ily.
Forc ritciocmamle nitnts h eea rsltya goefts h ipsr ojeItc hta,n k
myt eachaettr hsAe u straNlaitaino Unnailv eressipteyc,iD aolnl­y
alDde nooBnr,o nwDeonu glJaismF, o xM,a rgaJroeltBl ryi,Lj a l,
NichoTlhaosm aasn,dR .G eraWladr da,sw elalsm yd issertation
examineDrosnB, r enneSitse,p hHeung h-JoannedsM ,a rshall
Sahlins.
Fort heciarr erfeuald ionfag ne ntidrreao fftt hibso oakn df or