Cosmos and Society in Oceania Paperback / softback
Edited by Daniel De Coppet, Andre Iteanu
Part of the Explorations in Anthropology series
Paperback / softback
Description
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.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:344 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:01/12/1995
- Category:
- ISBN:9781859730423
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:344 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:01/12/1995
- Category:
- ISBN:9781859730423
