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The Todas
William Halse Rivers Rivers
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R1,280
Discovery Miles 12 800
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The Todas (Paperback)
William Halse Rivers Rivers
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R1,529
Discovery Miles 15 290
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A qualified physician with interests including neurology and
psychotherapy, W. H. R. Rivers (1864-1922) was influential in the
rise of experimental psychology as an academic discipline. He also
pioneered the 'talking cure' for shell shock during the First World
War. In 1897 Rivers was appointed a University Lecturer at
Cambridge, and the following year he joined a Cambridge expedition
to the Torres Strait to study the indigenous people's powers of
perception. Rivers' experiences in the Torres Strait kindled his
interest in anthropology and kinship systems, and in 1901-2 he
obtained a grant to study the genealogies and customs of the Todas,
inhabitants of a high plateau in south-west India. This illustrated
book, published in 1906 and regarded as a standard ethnography for
half a century, was the result. It focuses on the Todas' elaborate
dairy rituals, and the prayers associated with them, before
describing many other beliefs, customs and ceremonies.
William Halse Rivers (1864 1922) was a groundbreaking physician,
psychologist and anthropologist in the early twentieth century,
chiefly remembered for his work on the psychological disorders
produced by the First World War. In this two-volume work from 1914,
he presents his theory of the diffusion of culture in the
south-west Pacific. Volume One details aspects of the customs and
practises of the islands in Melanesia and beyond, including the
Hawaiian islands. This book will be of value to anyone with an
interest in the history of anthropology or the Pacific islands."
William Halse Rivers (1864 1922) was a groundbreaking physician,
psychologist and anthropologist in the early twentieth century,
chiefly remembered for his work on the psychological disorders
produced by the First World War. In this two-volume work from 1914,
he presents his theory of the diffusion of culture in the
south-west Pacific. Volume Two details the many similarities and
differences among the societies of Melanesia and the possible ways
in which these contrasts could have arisen. This book will be of
value to anyone with an interest in the history of anthropology or
the Pacific islands."
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the
1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly
expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable,
high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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The Todas
William Halse Rivers Rivers
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R1,027
Discovery Miles 10 270
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