Lewis Henry Morgan's comparisons : reassessing terminology, anarchy and worldview in Indigenous societies of America, Australia and Highland Middle India /

"About 150 years ago L.H. Morgan compared relationship terminologies, societal forms, and ideas of property to recognize the interdependence of the three domains. From a new perspective, the book will re-examine, confirm and criticize, Morgan's findings to conclude that reciprocal affinal...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Pfeffer, Georg, 1943- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Berghahn Books, 2019.
Subjects:
Morgan, Lewis Henry, > 1818-1881.
Morgan, Lewis Henry, > 1818-1881
Indigenous peoples > Social life and customs.
Primitive societies.
Social structure.
Kinship.
Social evolution.
Cultural Evolution
Homme primitif.
Structure sociale.
Parenté.
Évolution sociale.
social structure.
kinship.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural & Social.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
Social structure
Social evolution
Indigenous peoples > Social life and customs
Consanguinity
Ethnology > Methodology
Kinship
Terminology
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Life and Work of Lewis Henry Morgan (1818-1881)
  • Tools and Types
  • Seneca Revisited
  • Omaha Skewing Reconsidered
  • Highland Middle Indian (HMI) Terminologies
  • Schneider, Relatedness, 'Malayan', and General Comparison
  • Social Evolution and the Australian Anomaly
  • Order in Anarchy: HMI Gentile Organization Compared
  • Bridewealth and Gender in Highland Middle India
  • The Dark Side of the Moon
  • Conclusion. For the Record
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Index

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