Bodies and Persons

Cambridge University Press, 1998

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This book suggests a comparative approach to broad cultural differences between Africa and Melanesia. Its theme is personhood, understood in terms of what anthropologists call embodiment. Questioning common assumptions about huge differences between these areas, it documents surprising continuities.

ISBN-13
9780521621946
ISBN-10
0521621941
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1998
Publication date
1998-03-28
Pages
314
Dimensions
236x157x26
Weight
630