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Other cultures : aims, methods and achievements in social anthropology /

The first part of this book considers what kind of study social anthropology is, the types of questions social anthropologists ask and how they go about obtaining the answers. The second part discusses the more important fields in which social anthropologists have advanced our knowledge of other cul...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Beattie, John
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Routledge, 2004.
Colección:Routledge library editions. Anthropology and ethnography.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; PART ONE; 1. Introduction and Background; 2. Social Anthropology and Some Other Sciences of Man; 3. What Social Anthropologists Study: the Need for Theory; 4. Explanation in Social Anthropology: Social Function and Social Structure; 5. Beliefs and Values; 6. Fieldwork; PART TWO; 7. Kinship; 8. Marriage and Affinity; 9. Social Control: Political Organization; 10. Social Control: Law and Social Sanctions; 11. Economic and Property Relations.
  • 12. The Field of Ritual: Magic13. The Field of Ritual: Religion; 14. Social Change; 15. Conclusion and Assessment; Index.