restrictions on discussion of controversial topics ( law, morality, ethics, manners, politics, religion, race, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, handicaps, class, creed, ones' occupation, finances, and groups of people as a whole).taboo on domination of one group over another, such as in slavery and domestic violence.restrictions on the use of offensive language also known as obscenity and vulgarity.taboos on illicit drugs, substance abuse and addictions to legal drugs such as alcohol ( alcoholism).restrictions on exposure of body parts ( pornography and nudity) and exhibitionism.restrictions on state of genitalia ( circumcision or sex reassignment) and discussion of "private parts".Also, the requirement in some societies for women (or the whole society) to be secretive about menstruation, and in some cases pregnancy and childbirth. restrictions of bodily functions ( burping, flatulence, defecation, urination, masturbation, nosepicking, and spitting) in public.restrictions on sexual activities, gender roles and interpersonal relationships (examples include homosexuality and paraphilias such as fornication, adultery, interreligious marriage, miscegenation, incest, bestiality, pedophilia, necrophilia, and polygamy).dietary restrictions ( halal and kosher diets, religious vegetarianism, and the prohibition of cannibalism).Those areas should not be disturbed unless a ceremony is taking place, therefore they are places that should not be touched. It refers to places in the bush where holy spirits reside (usually marked with an object, such as a giant clam shell or stone carving). Some Solomon Islanders say that their languages have a word tabu (pronounced "tam-boo") that means holy. When any thing is forbidden to be eat, or made use of, they say, that it is taboo." On expressing my surprise at this, they were all taboo, as they said which word has a very comprehensive meaning but, in general, signifies that a thing is forbidden. "Not one of them would sit down, or eat a bit of any thing.
The use of the word taboo drawn from tapu (meaning "not allowed") dates back to 1777 and an English explorer, Captain James Cook, visiting a place he named "the Friendly Islands" (now Tonga). In this context, it means "Sacred South", rather than "forbidden south". For example, the main island in the Kingdom of Tonga, where the capital Nuku'alofa is situated and most of the population resides, is called "Tongatapu". In its modern use in Tonga, the word tapu also means "sacred" or "holy", although often in the sense of being restricted or protected by custom or by law. 3.1 Steven Pinker (anthropological/biological)Ĭommon etymology traces the word back to the Tongan tapu or the Fijian tabu meaning "under prohibition", "not allowed", or "forbidden".
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