| Description |
xii, 372 pages : 1 illustration ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
London School of Economics monographs on social anthropology ; v. 76
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Monographs on social anthropology ; no. 76.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
What does it mean to be alone? / Catherine Allerton -- How do we know who we are? / Janet Carsten -- What is going to happen next? / Charles Stafford -- Why, exactly, is the world as it is? / Eva Keller -- How does ritual matter? / Fenella Cannell -- What makes people work? / Olivia Harris -- What kind of sex makes people happy? / Laura Rival -- How do women give birth? / Michael Lambek -- What happens after death? / Rita Astuti -- How does genocide happen? / Michael Stewart -- Why are some people powerful? / Luke Freeman -- How do we know what is true? / Christina Toren -- Afterword: Questions of ("Zafimaniry") anthropology / Jonathan Parry. |
| Subject |
Anthropology -- Philosophy.
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Anthropology -- Philosophy. |
| Added Author |
Astuti, Rita.
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Parry, Jonathan P.
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Stafford, Charles.
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| ISBN |
9781845207489 paperback |
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9781845207496 cloth |
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1845207491 cloth |
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1845207483 paperback |
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