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Bodies and Persons - Comparative Perspectives from Africa and Melanesia (Paperback)
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Bodies and Persons - Comparative Perspectives from Africa and Melanesia (Paperback)
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Large-scale comparisons are out of fashion in anthropology, but
this book suggests a bold comparative approach to broad cultural
differences between Africa and Melanesia. Its theme is personhood,
which is understood in terms of what anthropologists call
'embodiment'. These concepts are applied to questions ranging from
the meanings of spirit possession, to the logics of witchcraft and
kinship relations, the use of rituals to heal the sick, 'electric
vampires', and even the impact of capitalism. There are detailed
ethnographic analyses, and suggestive comparisons of classic
African and Melanesian ethnographic cases, such as the Nuer and the
Melpa. The contributors debate alternative strategies for
cross-cultural comparison, and demonstrate that there is a
surprising range of continuities, putting in question common
assumptions about the huge differences between these two parts of
the world.
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