Volume II of The Work of the Gods in Tikopia by Raymond Firth, published in 1940 as Monographs on Social Anthropology No. 2 for the London School of Economics. This volume continues Firth’s landmark ethnographic study of Tikopian religion, ritual practice, and social organization, focusing on ceremonial life, divine agency, and ritual action within Polynesian society. The work is foundational to British social anthropology and remains a core text in the study of religion, ritual systems, and Polynesian ethnography. Includes plates and diagrams illustrating ceremonial layouts and ritual processes.

Author. Raymond Firth.

Publisher. Percy Lund, Humphries and Co. Ltd., for the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Year. 1940.

Special attributes. Volume II only, Monographs on Social Anthropology No. 2, includes plates and diagrams, original paper wrappers.

Topic. Anthropology, religion.

Subject. Polynesia, Tikopia, ritual, religion, social anthropology, ethnography.

Keywords. Raymond Firth, Tikopia, Polynesia, anthropology, religion, ritual, LSE.

Condition. Very good. Original paper wrappers with light edge wear and mild toning. Binding sound. Interior clean and complete with plates and diagrams present.