Anthropological Theory: An Introductory HistoryA comprehensive and accessible survey of the history of theory in anthropology, this anthology of classic and contemporary 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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... NDEMBU of Zambia ( formerly North- ern Rhodesia ) , the importance of ritual in the lives of the villagers in 1952 was striking . Hardly a week passed in a small neighborhood ... Ndembu Ritual VICTOR TURNER, Symbols in Ndembu Ritual (1967)
... NDEMBU of Zambia ( formerly North- ern Rhodesia ) , the importance of ritual in the lives of the villagers in 1952 was striking . Hardly a week passed in a small neighborhood ... Ndembu Ritual VICTOR TURNER, Symbols in Ndembu Ritual (1967)
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... Ndembu this is its most important observable characteristic , and therefore I propose to call it " the milk tree " henceforward . Most Ndembu women can attrib- ute several meanings to this tree . In the first place , they say that the ...
... Ndembu this is its most important observable characteristic , and therefore I propose to call it " the milk tree " henceforward . Most Ndembu women can attrib- ute several meanings to this tree . In the first place , they say that the ...
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... Ndembu society , to principles of social organization , to kinds of corporate group- ing , and to the norms and ... Ndembu experience . Other Ndembu symbols , at their sensory poles of meaning , represent such themes as blood , male and ...
... Ndembu society , to principles of social organization , to kinds of corporate group- ing , and to the norms and ... Ndembu experience . Other Ndembu symbols , at their sensory poles of meaning , represent such themes as blood , male and ...
Contents
Part | 5 |
CHARLES DARWIN AND ALFRED WALLACE On the Tendency of Species to Form Varieties | 11 |
Outlook 18451846 | 67 |
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