Ulysses' sail : an ethnographic odyssey of power, knowledge, and geographical distance /

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What do long-distance travelers gain from their voyages, especially when faraway lands are regarded as the source of esoteric knowledge? Mary Helms explains how various cultures interpret space and distance in cosmological terms, and why they associate political power with information about strange...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Helms, Mary W. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1988]
Colección:Princeton legacy library
Temas:
Acculturation.
Intercultural communication.
Voyages and travels > Religious aspects.
Social distance.
Power (Social sciences)
Distance sociale.
Pouvoir (Sciences sociales)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Geography.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Preface
  • 1. Positions and Problems
  • 2. The Cultural Creation of Space and Distance
  • 3. The Investigation of Cultural Distance
  • 4. The Authority of Distant Knowledge
  • 5. Gods or Devils or Only Men
  • 6. The Outer Realms of Christendom
  • 7. Conclusion
  • References
  • Index.

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