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Indonesia east of Bali is perhaps the least known of all major
cultural areas of Southeast Asia. Yet the anthropology of the
region has long held a prominent place in the development of
structuralist theories of marital exchange and symbolic
classification. Falling in a distinguished lineage running from van
Wouden to Levi-Strauss to Rodney Needham, The Flow of Life presents
a comprehensive set of essays by a distinguished group of
international scholars, which provides both a full picture of this
culturally rich area and an important extension of earlier
structuralist theory. This volume is bound to become the standard
source on the social anthropology of eastern Indonesia. But it is a
work of more than regional significance, providing a variety of
empirical resources to address the questions which lie at the
bottom of much structuralist thought about mind and society: what
is the nature of symbolic thought? how does consciousness
intertwine with society and ecology? what is the difference between
"primitive" and "modern" society?
Seasonal Variations of the Eskimo is one of the first books in
anthropology to adopt a sociological approach to the analysis of a
single society. Mauss links elements of anthropology and human
geography, arguing that geographical factors should be considered
in relation to a social context in all its complexity.
The work is an illuminating source on the Eskimo and a proto-type
of what an anthropologist should do with ethnographic data and
exerted considerable influence on the development of social
anthropology.
English translation first published in 1979.
Seasonal Variations of the Eskimo is one of the first books in
anthropology to adopt a sociological approach to the analysis of a
single society. Mauss links elements of anthropology and human
geography, arguing that geographical factors should be considered
in relation to a social context in all its complexity. The work is
an illuminating source on the Eskimo and a proto-type of what an
anthropologist should do with ethnographic data and exerted
considerable influence on the development of social anthropology.
English translation first published in 1979.
This collection of essays is a major contribution to the study of
oral composition and ritual communication, and in particular to the
use of 'parallelism' (the poetic ordering of words and phrases in
alternative, duplicate form). The introduction by James J. Fox sets
the topic in historical perspective, beginning with Robert Lowth's
introduction of the term 'parallelism' in 1753 in his study of
biblical language, demonstrating that what was once viewed as a
form of composition unique to Ancient Hebrew is a feature common to
many literatures around the world. The volume thus presents a
remarkable picture of life in eastern Indonesia, which is both
valuable in itself and useful for comparative analysis. All of the
essays contain original texts with translations, together with
detailed commentaries on their content and the context of their
performance. The study of parallelism and its use in situations of
formal communication has been receiving increasing attention from
anthropologists, linguists, and all those interested in oral
literature, as a topic of real theoretical and ethnographic
interest. To Speak in Pairs represents an important advance in the
study of oral literature in context.
This collection of essays is a major contribution to the study of
oral composition and ritual communication, and in particular to the
use of 'parallelism' (the poetic ordering of words and phrases in
alternative, duplicate form). The introduction by James J. Fox sets
the topic in historical perspective, beginning with Robert Lowth's
introduction of the term 'parallelism' in 1753 in his study of
biblical language, demonstrating that what was once viewed as a
form of composition unique to Ancient Hebrew is a feature common to
many literatures around the world. The volume thus presents a
remarkable picture of life in eastern Indonesia, which is both
valuable in itself and useful for comparative analysis. All of the
essays contain original texts with translations, together with
detailed commentaries on their content and the context of their
performance. The study of parallelism and its use in situations of
formal communication has been receiving increasing attention from
anthropologists, linguists, and all those interested in oral
literature, as a topic of real theoretical and ethnographic
interest. To Speak in Pairs represents an important advance in the
study of oral literature in context.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1899 Edition.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
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