Cosmos and Society in Oceania by Daniel De Coppet
Current anthropology uses expressions such as 'society as a whole', 'socio-cosmic relations', 'spatiotemporal extension', 'global ideology', and 'cosmomorphy' to establish that the clear-cut Western dichotomy between society and cosmos is not always to be found in the communities it studies. In fact, many elements that the West would at first undoubtedly classify as belonging either to the cosmos or to the society appear very often in Melanesia as belonging to neither one of these domains, but to a realm which combines the attributes of both. Focusing on different examples drawn from diverse Melanesian societies, this thought-provoking volume by eminent specialists re-examines the relationship between society and cosmos and, in the process, opens new directions for research.-
Football Hooligans
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A Celebration of Demons
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Making Doctors
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Capitalism
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Redefining Nature
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The Anthropology of Europe
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Material Conflicts
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Believing Identity
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Landscape
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Meanings of the Market
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Uncommon Ground
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Hunters and Gatherers (Vol II)
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The Anthropology of Time
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Children of the Blood
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Beauty and Power
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Flamenco
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Word, Sound, Image
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The Urban Context
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What's in a Relative
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Other Worlds
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Beyond Boundaries
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Linking Separate Worlds
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Carnival Song and Society
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Intimations of Infinity
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Constituting the Minangkabau
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Hahalis and the Labour of Love
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Understanding Disputes
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Common Worlds and Single Lives
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The Inca Empire
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Marketing and Modernity
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Brothers
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Of Relations and the Dead
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Discourses of Development
'The individual contributions are (..) very worthwhile reading, rich in ethnographic material and expressing diverse and original theoretical positions.'Bijdragen'Besides the richness in interpretative schemes contained in this volume a wide range of focal study areas have been covered; of art, carnal desire, inititation, gender relations, myths, role of peacemaker and killer, sibling rivalry. (...) Graduate students with an interest in exploring the intricate symbolic worlds of island and highland societies of the Pacific will ... benefit greatly from the painstaking research efforts found in this book.'Journal of Malaysian Studies'the skill with which ethnographic portraits are drawn in this volume is ... compelling.'Social Anthropology'the different chapters make fascinating reading.'Focaal
Daniel de Coppet Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales,Paris Andre Iteanu Charge de Recherche, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (C.N.R.S.), Paris
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| ISBN 13 | 9781859730423 |
| ISBN 10 | 1859730426 |
| Title | Cosmos and Society in Oceania |
| Author | Daniel De Coppet |
| Series | Explorations In Anthropology |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Year published | 1995-12-01 |
| Number of pages | 344 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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