Bodies and Persons - Comparative Perspectives from Africa and Melanesia (Hardcover, New)

This book suggests a bold comparative approach to broad cultural differences between Africa and Melanesia. Its theme is personhood, 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 in healing, and even the impact of capitalism. Questioning common assumptions about the huge differences among these discrete areas, the contributions document surprising continuities.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 1998
First published:	1998
Editors:	Michael Lambek • Andrew Strathern
Dimensions:	236 x 157 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	314
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-62194-6
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General
LSN:	0-521-62194-1
Barcode:	9780521621946

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