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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Helms, Mary W. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1988]
Series:Princeton legacy library
Subjects:
Acculturation.
Intercultural communication.
Voyages and travels > Religious aspects.
Social distance.
Power (Social sciences)
Distance sociale.
Pouvoir (Sciences sociales)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Geography.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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