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Of Alien Kings and Perpetual Kin - Contradiction and Ambiguity in Ruwund (Lunda) Symbolic Thought (Hardcover, New) Loot Price: R1,944
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Of Alien Kings and Perpetual Kin - Contradiction and Ambiguity in Ruwund (Lunda) Symbolic Thought (Hardcover, New): Manuela...

Of Alien Kings and Perpetual Kin - Contradiction and Ambiguity in Ruwund (Lunda) Symbolic Thought (Hardcover, New)

Manuela Palmeirim

Series: Anthropology Matters, v. 1

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Of Alien Kings and Perpetual Kin presents a detailed understanding and analysis of the ideology of kingship among the Aruwund (Lunda) of southern Democratic Republic of the Congo. In doing so the text is drawn into addressing a range of important regional themes: the debate on the concept of the 'culture hero' in central African traditions of state formation; the system of 'perpetual kinship'; issues of hierarchy; and the symbolic use of space in royal ritual. All these lead to an analysis that stresses the fluidity and ambiguity of symbolic thought. In this, this innovative work questions the heuristic and theoretical validity of the concept of 'opposition' as used in theoretical models applied to the study of symbolism in which terms are self-contained and mutually exclusive.

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Imprint: Sean Kingston Publishing
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Anthropology Matters, v. 1
Release date: March 2006
First published: March 2006
Authors: Manuela Palmeirim
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Laminated cover
Pages: 192
Edition: New
ISBN-13: 978-0-9545572-7-0
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General
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LSN: 0-9545572-7-1
Barcode: 9780954557270

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