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 179
... mother's sister according to the same pattern as towards his mother . The children of his fa- ther's brother or of the mother's sister must be treated in very much the same way as brothers and sisters.11 This principle , however , does ...
... mother's sister according to the same pattern as towards his mother . The children of his fa- ther's brother or of the mother's sister must be treated in very much the same way as brothers and sisters.11 This principle , however , does ...
Page 183
... mother's side , and to his mother's group as a whole . Now in the Friendly Islands the peculiar relation between a sister's son and a mother's brother exists also between a daughter's son and his mother's father . The daughter's son ...
... mother's side , and to his mother's group as a whole . Now in the Friendly Islands the peculiar relation between a sister's son and a mother's brother exists also between a daughter's son and his mother's father . The daughter's son ...
Page 187
... mother's family , though its position is then irreg- ular . But the woman for whom the lobola is paid does not become a member of the husband's fam- ily ; their gods are not her gods ; and that is the final test . I have said enough , I ...
... mother's family , though its position is then irreg- ular . But the woman for whom the lobola is paid does not become a member of the husband's fam- ily ; their gods are not her gods ; and that is the final test . I have said enough , I ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Sigmund Freud The Return of Totemism in Childhood 1913 | 67 |
The Foundations of Sociological Thought | 84 |
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