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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... band comprises a true patrilineal lineage . Because life is so precarious that increase of the total population is impossible and budding collat- eral lineages ... BAND In the following pages some The Patrilineal Band , Julian Steward 243.
... band comprises a true patrilineal lineage . Because life is so precarious that increase of the total population is impossible and budding collat- eral lineages ... BAND In the following pages some The Patrilineal Band , Julian Steward 243.
Page 244
... band or lineage split seasonally into smaller units , probably family groups , it owned and communally utilized a defi- nite territory . Some hunting required joint effort of all band members , and game was often shared by all . The bands ...
... band or lineage split seasonally into smaller units , probably family groups , it owned and communally utilized a defi- nite territory . Some hunting required joint effort of all band members , and game was often shared by all . The bands ...
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... band was reinforced by the belief that a totemic animal was the ancestor of the band and by myths . The band contained unrelated families only when exceptional circumstances introduced a man from some other band , for example , when a ...
... band was reinforced by the belief that a totemic animal was the ancestor of the band and by myths . The band contained unrelated families only when exceptional circumstances introduced a man from some other band , for example , when a ...
Contents
Part | 5 |
CHARLES DARWIN AND ALFRED WALLACE On the Tendency of Species to Form Varieties | 11 |
Outlook 18451846 | 67 |
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