Abstract
This paper analyzes the structure of Foi ideology concerning space and motion. It is argued that to describe Foi spatiality one must not only consider how they symbolically construe cardinality; one must also examine the kinds of motion that link their various points of spatial orientation. This motion is not merely geographic, but also encompasses the social movements represented by marriage, death, and widow remarriage. It is demonstrated that Foi rituals of maiden and widow marriage encompass their spatial orientation and are phrased in the idioms of motion between cardinal points. These cardinal points thus have distinct sexual valences in Foi thought, since their marriage rituals are basically denotative of intersexual definition and mediation.
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