Anthropological Perspectives on Kinship by Ladislav Holy

Anthropological Perspectives on Kinship by Ladislav Holy

This authoritative introductory text takes into account the changes in the conceptualisation of kinship brought about by new reproductive technologies and the growing interest in culturally specific notions of personhood and gender. Holy considers the extent to which Western assumptions have guided anthropological study of kinship in the past. In the process, he reveals a growing sensitivity on the part of anthropologists to individual ideas of personhood and gender, and encourages further critical reflection on cultural bias in approaches to the subject.

'Eschews polemic in favour of the balanced approach appropriate to a good lecture course' -- Social Anthropology

Ladislav Holy was Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of St Andrews and the author of several publications including Kinship, Honour and Solidarity: Cousin Marriage in the Middle East (1989). He died in 1997.

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ISBN 13	9780745309170
ISBN 10	0745309178
Titel	Anthropological Perspectives on Kinship
Autor	Ladislav Holy
Serie	Anthropology Culture And Society
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Pluto Press
Erscheinungsjahr	1996-10-20
Seitenanzahl	204
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