Cosmos and Society in Oceania

Häftad, Engelska, 1995

Av Daniel de Coppet, Andre Iteanu, Daniel De Coppet

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Current anthropology uses expressions such as 'society as a whole', 'socio-cosmic relations', 'spatiotemporal extension', 'global ideology', and 'cosmomorphy' to establish that the clear-cut Western dichotomy between society and cosmos is not always to be found in the communities it studies. In fact, many elements that the West would at first undoubtedly classify as belonging either to the cosmos or to the society appear very often in Melanesia as belonging to neither one of these domains, but to a realm which combines the attributes of both. Focusing on different examples drawn from diverse Melanesian societies, this thought-provoking volume by eminent specialists re-examines the relationship between society and cosmos and, in the process, opens new directions for research.

Produktinformation

  • Utgivningsdatum1995-12-01
  • Mått138 x 216 x 19 mm
  • Vikt453 g
  • FormatHäftad
  • SpråkEngelska
  • SerieExplorations in Anthropology
  • Antal sidor344
  • FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
  • ISBN9781859730423