Bodies And Persons: Comparative Perspectives From Africa And Melanesia
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| Originally published | March 28, 1998 |
| Editors | Andrew Strathern |
| Michael Lambek | |
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| ID | 2181719 |
About Bodies And Persons: Comparative Perspectives From Africa And Melanesia
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'. . . .