Coral Gardens and Their Magic
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Coral Gardens and Their Magic is a landmark ethnographic study by anthropologist Bronisław Malinowski that examines Trobriand Islander agriculture, magic, and social organization through intensive fieldwork.
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| Coral Gardens and Their Magic canonical | 4 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Coral Gardens and Their Magic Context triple: [Bronisław Malinowski, notableWork, Coral Gardens and Their Magic]
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Coral Reef Waterworld
Coral Reef Waterworld is a large pirate-themed indoor water park and leisure complex in Bracknell, England, featuring pools, water slides, and family attractions.
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Black Coral
"Black Coral" is a rock song by the Stills-Young Band, the short-lived collaboration between Stephen Stills and Neil Young in the mid-1970s.
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The Reef
The Reef is a 1912 novel by Edith Wharton that explores complex romantic and social entanglements among upper-class Americans and Europeans.
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Coral
Coral is a major UK-based betting and gaming company known for its nationwide chain of bookmakers and online gambling services.
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The Living Seas
The Living Seas was an ocean-themed pavilion at Epcot in Walt Disney World, showcasing marine life exhibits and educational attractions about undersea exploration.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Coral Gardens and Their Magic Target entity description: Coral Gardens and Their Magic is a landmark ethnographic study by anthropologist Bronisław Malinowski that examines Trobriand Islander agriculture, magic, and social organization through intensive fieldwork.
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A.
Coral Reef Waterworld
Coral Reef Waterworld is a large pirate-themed indoor water park and leisure complex in Bracknell, England, featuring pools, water slides, and family attractions.
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B.
Black Coral
"Black Coral" is a rock song by the Stills-Young Band, the short-lived collaboration between Stephen Stills and Neil Young in the mid-1970s.
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C.
The Reef
The Reef is a 1912 novel by Edith Wharton that explores complex romantic and social entanglements among upper-class Americans and Europeans.
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D.
Coral
Coral is a major UK-based betting and gaming company known for its nationwide chain of bookmakers and online gambling services.
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E.
The Living Seas
The Living Seas was an ocean-themed pavilion at Epcot in Walt Disney World, showcasing marine life exhibits and educational attractions about undersea exploration.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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ethnographic study ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | social anthropology ⓘ |
| author | Bronisław Malinowski ⓘ |
| basedOn | fieldwork in the Trobriand Islands ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| documents |
indigenous agricultural knowledge
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indigenous cosmology ⓘ land rights customs ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
anthropology
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ethnography ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
gardening rituals
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kinship and land tenure ⓘ magical spells ⓘ yam cultivation ⓘ |
| follows | Argonauts of the Western Pacific ⓘ |
| genre | academic monograph ⓘ |
| hasOCLCNumber | 2209159 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Volume I: The Description of Gardening
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Volume II: The Language of Magic and Gardening ⓘ |
| influenced |
anthropology of religion
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economic anthropology ⓘ studies of magic and ritual ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Trobriand Islanders
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agriculture ⓘ magic ⓘ social organization ⓘ |
| methodology |
intensive fieldwork
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participant observation ⓘ |
| notableFor |
analysis of magical language
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detailed description of Trobriand gardening ⓘ integration of ecology, economy, and ritual ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 2 ⓘ |
| partOf | Malinowski's Trobriand ethnographic series ⓘ |
| placeOfStudy | Trobriand Islands ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| publisher | Allen & Unwin ⓘ |
| regionDescribed | Melanesia ⓘ |
| theoreticalContribution | functionalism in anthropology ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | early 20th century ⓘ |
| usesLanguage | Kiriwina (Trobriand) magical formulae ⓘ |
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