Power and Intimacy in the Christian Philippines

An anthropological study of everyday life in the lowland Philippines.

Sommario

List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Glossary; Note on language and names; Introduction: mountains and plains; Part I. Marriage: 1. Marriage stories: speaking of reluctance and control; 2. Kinship and the ritualisation of marriage; Part II. Healing and the Spirits: 3. Introduction: healing and the 'people who have nothing'; 4. Spirit mediums and spirit-companions; 5. Spirit mediums and seance forms: changing relations to the spirit world; 6. Coda: the birthday-parties of the spirits; Part III. Saints and the Dead: 7. The living and the dead; 8. The funeral of the 'dead Christ'; 9. Kinship, reciprocity and devotions to the saints; Part IV. Beauty Contests: 10. Beauty and the idea of 'America'; 11. Conclusion: oppression, pity and transformation; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Riassunto

Fenella Cannell's study of everyday life in the lowland Philippines offers a powerful alternative to existing interpretations of the relationship between culture and tradition in the region and beyond. This book addresses not only South-East Asianists, but all those with an interest in the anthropology of religion and post-colonial cultures.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Fenella Cannell
• Con la collaborazione di: Meyer Fortes (Editore), Edmund Leach (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 15.05.2007
• EAN: 9780521646222
• ISBN: 978-0-521-64622-2
• Pagine: 344
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Peso: 499 g
• Serie: Cambridge Studies in Social an
• Categorie: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Politica; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Altro