Social and Cultural Anthropology in Perspective : Their Relevance in the Modern World

ISBN-13: 9780765809865 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 444 str.

I. M. Lewis; Ioan M. Lewis; Ioan Lewis

Opis

Social anthropology is, in the classic definition, dedicated to the study ofdistant civilizations in their traditional and contemporary forms. But thereis a larger aspiration: the comparative study of all human societies in thelight of those challengingly unfamiliar beliefs and customs that expose ourown ethnocentric limitations and put us in our place within the wider gamutof the world's civilizations. Thematically guided by social setting and culturalexpression of identity, Social and Cultural Anthropology in Perspective is adynamic and highly acclaimed introduction to the field of social anthropology, which also examines its links with cultural anthropology. A challengingnew introduction critically surveys the latest trends, pointing to weaknessesas well as strengths

Spis treści

CHAPTER ONE Aims and Methods CHAPTER TWO The Rise of Modern Social Anthropology CHAPTER THREE Misfortune and the Consolations of Witchcraft CHAPTER FOUR The Natural Order CHAPTER FIVE Myth, Rite and Eschatology CHAPTER SIX Patrimony and Patriotism CHAPTER SEVEN Exchange and Market CHAPTER EIGHT Vital Statistics: Marriage and Kinship CHAPTER NINE Power at the Centre CHAPTER TEN The Law of the Jungle CHAPTER ELEVEN Anthropology and the Contemporary World

O autorze

Lewis, Ioan