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The Inconceivable Polytheism
First Published in 1987. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Amazonian Indians from Prehistory to the Present
Amazonia has long been a focus of debate about the impact of the tropical rain forest environment on indigenous cultural development. This edited volume draws on the subdisciplines of anthropology to present an integrated perspective of Amazonian studies. The contributors address transformations of native societies as a result of their interaction with Western civilization from initial contact to the present day, demonstrating that the pre- and postcontact characteristics of these societies display differences that until now have been little recognized. CONTENTS Amazonian Anthropology: Strategy for a New Synthesis, Anna C. Roosevelt The Ancient Amerindian Polities of the Amazon, Orinoco and ...
Une Histoire à soi
Peut-on exister collectivement sans une histoire à présenter et à transmettre ? Chaque commune française n'a-t-elle pas des édifices, des objets, des vestiges à exposer et, au moins, un passé à raconter ? Évident ou discret, troué de lacunes et d’oublis, tiraillé entre l’archive et la légende, le récit historique fonde, dans nos sociétés, les identités dans le temps. Il a ses érudits, ses thèmes de prédilection et ses formes d’expression. Par l’intermédiaire de l’école, la nation et la République ont longtemps délimité les horizons et posé les grands repères qui permettaient d’inscrire la localité dans leur « grand récit ». Aujourd’hui, le paysage ...
Rethinking Relation-Substance Dualism
This book analyses anthropological debates on “relationism” (referring to methodological and theoretical issues) and sets out to reconsider these discussions with regards to the notion of “substance” (generally associated with the body). Reflecting on the philosophical origins and implications of these two concepts, the author aims to bring them to the heart of contemporary anthropological discourse and addresses the erasure (or blurring) of “substance” in favour of “relation.” The argument put forward is that the conceptual pairing of “substance-relation” should be substituted for the “nature-culture” dualism that has been dominant in structural anthropology. The cha...
The Admirable Adventures and Strange Fortunes of Master Anthony Knivet
This is the first comprehensive, annotated edition in English of Anthony Knivet's 1625 travel account.
Dynamis of the Image
Images are not neutral conveyors of messages shipped around the globe to achieve globalized spectatorship. They are powerful forces that elicit very diverse responses and can resist new visual hegemonies of our global world. Bringing together case studies from the field of media, art, politics, religion, anthropology and science, this volume breaks new ground by reflecting on the very power of images beyond their medial exploitation. The contributions by Hans Belting, Susan Buck-Morss, Georges Didi-Huberman, W.J.T. Mitchell, and Ticio Escobar among others testify that globalization does not necessarily equal homogenization, and that images can open up alternative ways of picturing what is to come.
Dark Shamans
On the little-known and darker side of shamanism there exists an ancient form of sorcery called kanaimà, a practice still observed among the Amerindians of the highlands of Guyana, Venezuela, and Brazil that involves the ritual stalking, mutilation, lingering death, and consumption of human victims. At once a memoir of cultural encounter and an ethnographic and historical investigation, this book offers a sustained, intimate look at kanaimà, its practitioners, their victims, and the reasons they give for their actions. Neil L. Whitehead tells of his own involvement with kanaimà—including an attempt to kill him with poison—and relates the personal testimonies of kanaimà shamans, their...
The Paraguay Reader
Hemmed in by the vast, arid Chaco to the west and, for most of its history, impenetrable jungles to the east, Paraguay has been defined largely by its isolation. Partly as a result, there has been a dearth of serious scholarship or journalism about the country. Going a long way toward redressing this lack of information and analysis, The Paraguay Reader is a lively compilation of testimonies, journalism, scholarship, political tracts, literature, and illustrations, including maps, photographs, paintings, drawings, and advertisements. Taken together, the anthology's many selections convey the country's extraordinarily rich history and cultural heritage, as well as the realities of its struggl...
The Cambridge History of the Native Peoples of the Americas
Library holds volume 2, part 2 only.
