Ownership and Nurture: Studies in Native Amazonian Property Relations

ISBN 10 : 1785330837 ISBN 13 : 9781785330834

Editeur : Berghahn Books, 2016

Synopsis

The first book to address the classic anthropological theme of property through the ethnography of Amazonia, Ownership and Nurture sets new and challenging terms for anthropological debates about the region and about property in general. Property and ownership have special significance and carry specific meanings in Amazonia, which has been portrayed as the antithesis of Western, property-based, civilization. Through carefully constructed studies of land ownership, slavery, shamanism, spirit mastery, aesthetics, and intellectual property, this volume demonstrates that property relations are of central importance in Amazonia, and that the ownership of persons plays an especially significant role in native cosmology.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Marc Brightman is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Bologna.

Carlos Fausto is Professor of Anthropology at the Museu Nacional, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, and Senior Fellow of the National Council for the Development of Science and Technology (CNPq).

Vanessa Grotti is Part-time Professor at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Berghahn Books
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1785330837
• ISBN 13: 9781785330834
• Reliure: Belle reliure
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 284
• Éditeur: Brightman Marc, Fausto Carlos, Grotti Vanessa
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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