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Examining verbal and non-verbal communication in interpersonal encounters, Elixhauser argues that social life in East Greenland is characterized by relationships based upon careful respect of personal autonomy. She asserts that a person in East Greenland is a highly permeable entity that is neither bounded by the body nor even nec
List of contents
1. Introduction
2. Setting the Scene: Communication, Autonomy and Personhood
3. East Greenland: Historical and Ethnographic Background
4. Moving: Communication and Everyday Travel
5. Family Life: The Power of Words, Personal Space, and the Materiality of a House
6. Shared Hospitality: Flows of Guests, Goods, and Gifts
7. Social Sanctions: The Balancing of Personal Autonomy and Community Expectations
8. The Animate Environment: Perceptions of Nun-human Beings and the Notion of the 'Open' Person
9. Conclusion: Nammeq and Ways of Communicating
About the author
Sophie Elixhauser is an Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Aberdeen, UK. Her research interests include human–environmental relations and interpersonal communication in East Greenland, and the human dimensions of climate and environmental changes in the European Alps. She currently works in the field of migration in Munich, Germany.
Summary
Examining verbal and non-verbal communication in interpersonal encounters, Elixhauser argues that social life in East Greenland is characterized by relationships based upon careful respect of personal autonomy. She asserts that a person in East Greenland is a highly permeable entity that is neither bounded by the body nor even nec
