Classic Concepts in Anthropology
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Author(s)
Valeri, Valerio
Contributor(s)
da Col, Giovanni (editor)
Stasch, Rupert (editor)
Collection
Knowledge Unlatched (KU)Language
EnglishAbstract
The late anthropologist Valerio Valeri (1944–98) was best known for his substantial writings on societies of Polynesia and eastern Indonesia. This volume, however, presents a lesser-known side of Valeri’s genius through a dazzlingly erudite set of comparative essays on core topics in the history of anthropological theory. Offering masterly discussions of anthropological thought about ritual, fetishism, cosmogonic myth, belief, caste, kingship, mourning, play, feasting, ceremony, and cultural relativism, Classic Concepts in Anthropology, presented here with a critical foreword by Rupert Stasch and Giovanni da Col, will be an eye-opening, essential resource for students and researchers not only in anthropology but throughout the humanities.
Keywords
Anthropology; Cultural Concepts; Anthropological Dictionary; ritual; fetishism; cosmogonic myth; belief; caste; kingship; mourn; Marcel MaussISBN
9780990505082Publisher
HAU BooksPublication date and place
Chicago, IL USA, 2017-12-15Classification
Anthropology
Anthropology