Table of contents : Contents Illustrations Tables Acknowledgments Transcription Notes Introduction Part One: Palawan Culture and Society The Kulbi-Kenipaqan River Basin and Its People Material Culture and the Symbolic Structure of Everyday Life Social Organization The Spiritual World of the Kulbi People Personhood, Emotions, and Moral Values Part Two: Suicide Sumling’s Death Suicide Case Studies Profiles in Suicide The Anthropological Study of Suicide Explaining Suicide: Concluding Remarks Notes References Index