Anthropological Theory: An Introductory HistoryA comprehensive and accessible survey of the history of theory in anthropology, this anthology of classic readings contains in-depth commentary in introductions and notes to help guide students through excerpts of seminal anthropological works. The commentary provides the background information needed to understand each article, its central concepts, and its relationship to the social and historical context in which it was written. |
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Page 197
... lineages of Dinka origin . The Nuer lineage is a group of agnates , and comprises all living persons descended , through males only , from the founder of that particular line . Logically , it also includes dead persons de- scended from ...
... lineages of Dinka origin . The Nuer lineage is a group of agnates , and comprises all living persons descended , through males only , from the founder of that particular line . Logically , it also includes dead persons de- scended from ...
Page 198
... lineages B and C correspond to primary sections X and Y ; major lineages D and E correspond to secondary section X1 and X2 ; major lineages F and G correspond to secondary sections Y1 and Y2 ; and minor lineages J and K correspond to ...
... lineages B and C correspond to primary sections X and Y ; major lineages D and E correspond to secondary section X1 and X2 ; major lineages F and G correspond to secondary sections Y1 and Y2 ; and minor lineages J and K correspond to ...
Page 199
... lineages of the same order and yet also a member of the clan which em- braces all these lineages , and there is a strict correspondence between these two sets of affil- iations , since the lineage is embodied in the seg- ment and the ...
... lineages of the same order and yet also a member of the clan which em- braces all these lineages , and there is a strict correspondence between these two sets of affil- iations , since the lineage is embodied in the seg- ment and the ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Sigmund Freud The Return of Totemism in Childhood 1913 | 67 |
The Foundations of Sociological Thought | 84 |
Copyright | |
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