Culture, People, Nature: An Introduction to General AnthropologyProfessor Harris - the leading theorist in cultural materialism - bases this comprehensive work on the perspective of thematic and theoretical coherence, giving the book depth and continuity. Speaking directly to students, helpful chapter introductions and end-of-chapter summaries focus on key points before and after reading each chapter. This seventh edition includes meticulous updating of research and scholarship, especially in the very active field of physical anthropology and archaeology. A new feature - "America Now Updates" - turns an anthropological eye on the contemporary U.S., emphasizing the comparative aspects of anthropology and making the discipline relevant to students. |
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Page 171
... ritual as of individual or cultural aesthetic impulses . The animals were often painted one on top of another even though unused surfaces were available , indicating that they were done first and fore- most as rituals rather than as art ...
... ritual as of individual or cultural aesthetic impulses . The animals were often painted one on top of another even though unused surfaces were available , indicating that they were done first and fore- most as rituals rather than as art ...
Page 420
... ritual status . Such attempts usually take place as part of a general process by which local ritual status is adjusted to actual local economic and political power . There may be low - ranking subcastes that passively accept their lot ...
... ritual status . Such attempts usually take place as part of a general process by which local ritual status is adjusted to actual local economic and political power . There may be low - ranking subcastes that passively accept their lot ...
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... ritual in stratified contexts can be seen in the ecclesiastical organization of the Aztecs of Mexico . The Aztecs held their priests responsible for the maintenance and renewal of the entire universe . By perform- ing annual rituals ...
... ritual in stratified contexts can be seen in the ecclesiastical organization of the Aztecs of Mexico . The Aztecs held their priests responsible for the maintenance and renewal of the entire universe . By perform- ing annual rituals ...
Contents
Why Study Anthropology? | 5 |
Organic Evolution | 9 |
The Inheritance of Genes | 11 |
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