Social and Cultural Anthropology in Perspective - Their Relevance in the Modern World

Social anthropology is, in the classic definition, dedicated to the study of distant civilizations in their traditional and contemporary forms

List of contents

CHAPTER ONE Aims and Methods CHAPTER TWO The Rise of Modern Social Anthropology CHAPTER THREE Misfortune and the Consolations of Witchcraft CHAPTER FOUR The Natural Order CHAPTER FIVE Myth, Rite and Eschatology CHAPTER SIX Patrimony and Patriotism CHAPTER SEVEN Exchange and Market CHAPTER EIGHT Vital Statistics: Marriage and Kinship CHAPTER NINE Power at the Centre CHAPTER TEN The Law of the Jungle CHAPTER ELEVEN Anthropology and the Contemporary World

About the author

Lewis, Ioan

Summary

Social anthropology is, in the classic definition, dedicated to the study of distant civilizations in their traditional and contemporary forms

Product details

• Authors: Ioan Lewis, Ioan (School of Education Lewis, Ioan M Lewis, Ioan M. Lewis
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.09.2017
• EAN: 9781138532687
• ISBN: 978-1-138-53268-7
• No. of pages: 408
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)