Arne Kjell Røkkum

• Røkkum, Arne (2019). Society signs banners and masks of Okinawa. Arts of Asia. ISSN 0004-4083. 49(3), s. 77–83. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2018). Headhunting as Reflexive Violence. Journal of Extreme Anthropology. 2(1), s. 98–110. doi: 10.5617/jea.6089. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  This is a commentary article on existing anthropological views on headhunting practices. Its focus is an article by Mikkelsen (2017) in this journal, ‘Facehunting: Empathy, Masculinity and Violence among the Bugkalot.’ The commentary article sees value in Mikkelsen’s critical stance on the issue of extreme violence, such as headhunting not entailing a prior dehumanization of the victim. ‘Headhunting as Reflexive Violence’ addresses an issue of ‘selective empathy,’ and concludes that in light of the Bugkalot ethnography and impulsive headhunting, the discussion point could be one, following Persson and Savulescu (2017), of ‘reflexive empathy.’ The article argues that attention should be given to the material, plastic, and tonal practices celebrating and possibly even eliciting the kill. These might provide us with a rare window into the way cultural techniques can embellish violence.

• Røkkum, Arne (2015). In the image of the other: nineteenth-century British voyagers and Okinawans at the point of meeting. History and Anthropology. ISSN 0275-7206. 26(5), s. 553–575. doi: 10.1080/02757206.2015.1086998. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2009). The Kingdom of Ryukyu: Culture, Politics, Mentality. I Pearson, Richard (Red.), Okinawa: The Rise of an Island Kingdom. Archaeopress. ISSN 9781407303802. s. 81–93. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2005). Claude Lévi-Strauss - Rase og historie Rase og kultur. Norsk antropologisk tidsskrift. ISSN 0802-7285. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2005). Nært, vilt og skjønt: Typer og karakterer i etnografiske utstillinger og forestillinger. Norsk antropologisk tidsskrift. ISSN 0802-7285. s. 119–131. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2003). Fixed spaces for fluxed sentiments: Defence perimeters for life and death domains in the South Ryukyus. I Sparks, S & Howell, Signe Lise (Red.), The House in Southeast Asia. Routledge. ISSN 9780700711574. s. 219–239. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2002). Meat and marriage: An ethnography of aboriginal Taiwan. Bulletin of the National Museum of Ethnology [Osaka]. ISSN 0385-180X. 26(4), s. 707–737. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  This paper addresses an issue raised in recent debates on kinship: If kinship has been stripped of its authenticity as ¿what is in our blood,¿ what else can we look for while still finding the gloss useful? ¿Substance sharing¿ has been introduced as a trope for what generates an experience of kinship. The paper advises, however, against imputing another generic guideline as to ¿what kinship is¿ for our investigations. With ethnographic material drawn from the Takibakha of the Bunun aboriginal population in Taiwan, the study voices skepticism against the idea that kinship simply diffuses itself in multiple experiences of sharing. The paper argues in favor of studying discriminative illocutionary acts, finding, in the specific instance of the Bunun, that the issue is not just that of sharing, but equally, that of not sharing. Such difference is found to alternate with similitude, as in the idea of equivalence between eating and sex. People¿s attention to such semantic parallelisms calls for a rethinking of the issue of the role of kinship in the study of cultural representations.

• Røkkum, Arne (2001). Norwegian anthropology and a museum locale. MINPAKU anthropology newsletter. ISSN 1341-7959. 13. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (1998). Noen øyer og deres ikoner. Antropress. s. 18–23. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (1998). Trenger antropologi kvantitative metoder? Antropolognytt. ISSN 0332-9429. 3, s. 10–14. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv

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• Røkkum, Arne Kjell (2025). Shamanic Crossovers in the Southern Philippines: Vocal Worlds. Routledge. ISBN 9781032868981. 255 s. doi: 10.4324/9781003529835. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  This book offers a close-up study of annual cycle rituals among the southern Tagbanwa of Palawan Island in the Philippines, with a particular focus on shamanic oratory and vocalized performance. Drawing on rich ethnography and extensive fieldwork, it reflects on the interconnectedness of humans, nature, and the spirit world. The chapters shed light on the role of female (babalyan) and male (manlalambay) protagonists and how people, including the deceased, relate to each other through vibrant natural and crafted motifs. The study transports readers into a world of shifting cultivators and invites us to delve into animist dialogue in vivo. Offering a valuable contribution to debates on new animism and perspectivism, Shamanic Crossovers in the Southern Philippines will be of particular interest to scholars of anthropology, religion, Southeast Asia, and Indigenous studies.

• Røkkum, Arne (2006). Nature, Ritual, and Society in Japan's Ryukyu Islands. Routledge. ISBN 9780415355636. 265 s. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (1998). GODDESSES,PRIESTESSES,AND SISTERS. Universitetsforlaget. ISBN 9788200128427. 256 s. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv

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• Røkkum, Arne (2021). Tildelingen av Nobels Fredspris 2021 til Maria Ressa. TV 2 Nyheter. [TV]. Oslo. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2021). “Japan Far-out: On the Island of Yonaguni,” in Patrick Heinrich (ed.) Liminal Island: Academic Essays on Yonaguni, Venice: Fotografia Europea Exhibition Catalogue https://www.fotografiaeuropea.it/fe2021/en/mostra/vittorio-mortarotti-e-anush-hamzehian/. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2021). NRK P2 -- Studio 2: Tildelingen av Nobels Fredspris 2021 til Maria Ressa. [Radio]. Oslo. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2020). Hiroko Matsuda, “Liminality of the Japanese Empire: Border Crossings from Okinawa to Colonial Taiwan,” Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i Press. Asian Ethnology. ISSN 1882-6865. 79(1), s. 195–197. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2020). Michele Westmorland (2017) Headhunt Revisited: With Brush, Canvas and Camera. JRAI. 26(4), s. 902–903. doi: 10.1111/1467-9655.13395. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2019). Review of Mamoru Akamine, trans. Lina Terrell, ed. Robert N. Huey, The Ryukyu Kingdom: Cornerstone of East Asia Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i Press, 2016. Asian Ethnology. ISSN 1882-6865. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2018). NRK P2: Domsavsigelsen mot Imelda Marcos. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2018). NRK Studio 2. 50-årsmarkering for New People's Army -- Filippinenes kommunistiske opprørshær. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2016). Geriljaen kunne lett vært nedkjempet. [Journal]. Bergens Tidende. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2016). NRK morgennyheter / Filippinene. [Radio]. NRK morgennyheter. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2016). 271 døgn som gissel ijungelen. [Internet]. NRK . Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2016). 1900 drept i «narkokrig»: – Innbyggere hyller det fordi de har en reell frykt. [Internet]. NRK Urix. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2016). Filippinene og Duterte. [Journal]. Dagbladet. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2016). Islamister setter tidsfrist for norsk gissel på Filippinene. [Journal]. VG. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2016). Nye allianser på Filippinene? Forsvarets forum. ISSN 0809-845X. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2016). Gisselsituasjonen i Filippinene. [TV]. NRK Dagsrevyen. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2016). Hva skjer i Filippinene? Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2016). Bokanmeldelse: Kirsten Alsaker Kjerland and Bjørn Enge Bertelsen (eds.) Navigating Colonial Orders. Norsk antropologisk tidsskrift. ISSN 0802-7285. 27(1), s. 79–82–79–82. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2016). Kan være flere grunner til frigivelse. [Radio]. NRK P4. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2016). Tre mulige årsaker til at Sekkingstad ble frigitt. [Internet]. abc nyheter. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2016). Utenlandske gisler er valuta for Abu Sayyaf. [Journal]. NTB. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2015). Morgennyheter NRK: Kidnapping av nordmann i Filippinene. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2015). Morgennyheter TV2 Nyhetskanalen: Kidnapping av nordmann i Filippinene. [TV]. TV2. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2015). Professor: Disse kan ha stått bak kidnappingen. [Journal]. Bergens Tidende. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2015). Disse kan ha kidnappet nordmann på Filippinene. [Journal]. VG nyheter. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Opedal, Hallgeir & Røkkum, Arne (2011). Hva er det med Japan? [Journal]. Oslo. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2010). Forms of Difference: 19th Century British Voyagers and Okinawans at the Point of Meeting. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2007). Heidi Fjeld, Commoners and nobles: Hereditary divisions in Tibet. Norsk antropologisk tidsskrift. ISSN 0802-7285. 18(3-4), s. 309–311. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2005). Embedded friendships: Some Japanese examples. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2005). Sunka and nunka: Present and past as cognitive domains in the South Ryukyus. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2004). Sentiments, journeys, and a notion of kinship in the South Ryukyus. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2004). På utstilling: objekter og mennesker i sann forening? Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2003). Masker og mennesker i Okinawa, Japan. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Hvoslef, Erlend Harildstad; Røkkum, Arne; Mugaas, Toril Elisabeth & Sætrang, John (2003). Masker og mennesker i Okinawa, Japan. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2003). Okinawa ni okeru hito to men. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2003). Mask and person in Okinawa, Japan. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2003). Masker og mennesker i Okinawa, Japan. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2002). Sekai no tomodachi (Venner i verden). Mainichi Shinbun. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2002). Exemplary houses: Enshrinement of values in East Asian societies. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  An enlargement of Lévi-Strauss¿s view on ¿house societies¿ might well turn out to be one of the more rewarding creations in a contemporary critique of kinship. His observation (1982:187): ¿interests must inevitably borrow the language of kinship, though it is foreign to them.¿ In some East Asian societies, I suggest, an inclusiveness even in this elemental format of society of the house may typify any moral obligation relative to rank, gender, and extraction. This, however, may not be the miniaturized instance of either nationhood or religion, but rather a template for extending loyalty into the wider compass of relationships. My own field experience in three areas along the East Asian Pacific rim settles with a key aspect of this perspective, namely, that of a history of houses as histories within a wider sphere of society. In the broader view of three societies, I will be arguing that house histories as a matter of inheriting entitlements calls for a semiotic study of relationships against a background of transmissible wealth. With the example of the defunct Kingdom of the Ryukyus I illustrate how the political center itself in fact borrowed a language of kinship to institute a sacred inclusiveness.

• Røkkum, Arne (2002). Exemplary houses: Enshrinement of values in East Asian societies. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  An enlargement of Lévi-Strauss¿s view on ¿house societies¿ might well turn out to be one of the more rewarding creations in a contemporary critique of kinship. His observation (1982:187): ¿interests must inevitably borrow the language of kinship, though it is foreign to them.¿ In some East Asian societies, I suggest, an inclusiveness even in this elemental format of society of the house may typify any moral obligation relative to rank, gender, and extraction. This, however, may not be the miniaturized instance of either nationhood or religion, but rather a template for extending loyalty into the wider compass of relationships. My own field experience in three areas along the East Asian Pacific rim settles with a key aspect of this perspective, namely, that of a history of houses as histories within a wider sphere of society. In the broader view of three societies, I will be arguing that house histories as a matter of inheriting entitlements calls for a semiotic study of relationships against a background of transmissible wealth. With the example of the defunct Kingdom of the Ryukyus I illustrate how the political center itself in fact borrowed a language of kinship to institute a sacred inclusiveness.

• Røkkum, Arne (2002). Kuroshio bunka ni tsuite (On the topic of cultures of the Black Current). Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2002). Kuroshio bunka ni tsuite (On the topic of cultures of the Black Current). Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2002). The role of chance in augury rites and anthropological fieldwork. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2002). Japan: The homogeneous nation? Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2002). Yume no kikyuu (Drømmenes ballong). Mainichi Shinbun. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2002). Semiotiske, sosiologiske og materielle hus. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2002). Differences making cultural differences. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2001). Shizen to no taiwa: "Sûdaganmari" no josei no hanashi (Dialogues with nature: The talk of "high-born" women in Yonaguni Island). Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (1999). "Corporeal readings: Divination as a body technique among women in the Izu Islands of Japan". Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Røkkum, Arne (2010). An Anthropological Study of Dugong in Okinawa Culture. Prepared for: Commandant US Marine Corps Washington, D.C. International Archaeological Research Institute. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv

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