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
9780521627375
ISBN-10
0521627370
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1998
Publication date
1998-03-28
Pages
316
Dimensions
154x229x27
Weight
474