Rethinking Kinship and Marriage
| Author | : Rodney Needham |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 482 |
| Release | : 2013-11-05 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781136536403 |
| ISBN-13 | : 113653640X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (40X Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Rethinking Kinship and Marriage by : Rodney Needham
Download or read book Rethinking Kinship and Marriage written by Rodney Needham and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is concerned with two of the fundamental topics of social anthropology, kinship and marriage, approached from a variety of viewpoints by an international group of contributors of diverse experience and background. The wide range of subjects examined includes: Incest, epistemology, linguistics, prescriptive alliance and methodology. Fieldwork from the following countries is drawn on: Burma, Sri Lanka, New Guinea, Australia, Africa and South America.