Bodies and Persons: Comparative Perspectives from Africa and Melanesia
ISBN-13:
9780521621946
ISBN-10:
0521621941
Author:
Andrew Strathern, Michael Lambek
Publication date:
1998
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Format:
Hardcover
314 pages
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ISBN-13:
9780521621946
ISBN-10:
0521621941
Author:
Andrew Strathern, Michael Lambek
Publication date:
1998
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Format:
Hardcover
314 pages
Summary
Bodies and Persons: Comparative Perspectives from Africa and Melanesia (ISBN-13: 9780521621946 and ISBN-10: 0521621941), written by authors
Andrew Strathern, Michael Lambek, was published by Cambridge University Press in 1998.
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This book suggests a bold comparative approach to broad cultural differences between Africa and Melanesia. Its theme is personhood, understood in terms of what anthropologists call embodiment. These concepts are applied to questions ranging from the meanings of spirit possession, to the logics of witchcraft and kinship relations, the use of rituals in healing, and even the impact of capitalism. Questioning common assumptions about the huge differences among these discrete areas, the contributions document surprising continuities.
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