Beyond the Visible and the Material. The Amerindianization of Society in the Work of Peter Riviere.

Rival, Laura M. & Whitehead, Neil L. (Editors)

ISBN 10: 0199244758 / ISBN 13: 9780199244751

Edité par -Oxford University Press -, 2001

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First edition. xix+301 pages with index. Illustrated. Cloth. Fine in fine dustjacket. This volume explores the legacy of Peter Riviere, retired Professor of Social Anthropology, University of Oxford, in the development of the anthropology of Amazonia. An international group of leading specialists contributes to the substantial and growing body of Amazonian ethnography, discussing topics which include kinship and genealogy, the village as a unit of ethnographic observation and analysis, the human body in political and social processes, and gender relationships as aspects of political cosmological thinking.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Beyond the Visible and the Material. The Amerindianization of Society in the Work of Peter Riviere.
• Éditeur: -Oxford University Press -
• Date de parution: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0199244758
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780199244751
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Anthropology

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Synopsis

Focusing on the anthropological development of Amazonia, this volume explores the legacy of Peter Rivière, a recently retired Professor of Social Anthropology, University of Oxford. An international group of leading specialists contributes to the substantial and growing body of Amazonian ethnography, discussing topics that include kinship and genealogy, the village as a unit of ethnographic observation, the human body in political and social processes, and gender relationships as aspects of political cosmological thinking.

Présentation de l'éditeur

The contributors to this volume explore the legacy of Peter Rivière, recently-retired Professor of Social Anthropology, University of Oxford, in the development of the anthropology of Amazonia. This international group of leading specialists contributes to the substantial and growing body of Amazonian ethnography, discussing topics which include kinship and genealogy, the village as a unit of ethnographic observation and analysis, the human body in political and social processes, and gender relationships as aspects of political cosmological thinking. In addition the ethnology of the Guianas receives particular emphasis, as do the themes of shamanism, history, and colonialism as they have affected this region. In showing how alive the field of Amazonian anthropology has become, whilst pointing to conceptual aspects in need of further elaboration, the contributors demonstrate their shared conviction that the impact of Amazonian ethnology is becoming comparable to that of African ethnology in the 1950s and Melanesian ethnology in the 1980s.