Cosmos and Society in Oceania (Paperback, New)

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.

General

Imprint:	Berg Publishers
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Explorations in Anthropology
Release date:	December 1995
First published:	1995
Editors:	Daniel De Coppet • Andre Iteanu
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	344
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-85973-042-3
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Cosmology & the universe Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Promotions
LSN:	1-85973-042-6
Barcode:	9781859730423

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