Bodies and persons: comparative perspectives from africa and melanesia
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521627375
Date de publication :
28 mars 1998
Dimensions :
23,6 x 15,8 x 2,6 cm
Poids :
631 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book suggests a comparative approach to broad cultural differences between Africa and Melanesia. Its theme is personhood, understood in terms of what anthropologists call embodiment. Questioning common assumptions about huge differences between these areas, it documents surprising continuities.