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Sinuous Objects
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Author : Anna-Karina Hermkens
language : en
Publisher: ANU Press
Release Date : 2017-08-18
Sinuous Objects written by Anna-Karina Hermkens and has been published by ANU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-18 with Social Science categories.
Some 40 years ago, Pacific anthropology was dominated by debates about ‘women’s wealth’. These exchanges were generated by Annette Weiner’s (1976) critical reappraisal of Bronis?aw Malinowski’s classic work on the Trobriand Islands, and her observations that women’s production of ‘wealth’ (banana leaf bundles and skirts) for elaborate transactions in mortuary rituals occupied a central role in Trobriand matrilineal cosmology and social organisation. This volume brings the debates about women’s wealth back to the fore by critically revisiting and engaging with ideas about gender and materiality, value, relationality and the social life and agency of things. The chapters, interspersed by three poems, evoke the sinuous materiality of the different objects made by women across the Pacific, and the intimate relationship between these objects of value and sensuous, gendered bodies. In the Epilogue, Professor Margaret Jolly observes how the volume also ‘trace[s] a more abstract sinuosity in the movement of these things through time and place, as they coil through different regimes of value … The eight chapters … trace winding paths across the contemporary Pacific, from the Trobriands in Milne Bay, to Maisin, Wanigela and Korafe in Oro Province, Papua New Guinea, through the islands of Tonga to diasporic Tongan and Cook Islander communities in New Zealand’. This comparative perspective elucidates how women’s wealth is defined, valued and contested in current exchanges, bride-price debates, church settings, development projects and the challenges of living in diaspora. Importantly, this reveals how women themselves preserve the different values and meanings in gift-giving and exchanges, despite processes of commodification that have resulted in the decline or replacement of ‘women’s wealth’.
Sinuous Objects
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Author : Anna-Karina Hermkens
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-08-17
Sinuous Objects written by Anna-Karina Hermkens and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-17 with Oceania categories.
Some 40 years ago, Pacific anthropology was dominated by debates about women's wealth. These exchanges were generated by Annette Weiners (1976) critical reappraisal of Bronislaw Malinowski's classic work on the Trobriand Islands, and her observations that womens production of wealth (banana leaf bundles and skirts) for elaborate transactions in mortuary rituals occupied a central role in Trobriand matrilineal cosmology and social organisation. This volume brings the debates about women's wealth back to the fore by critically revisiting and engaging with ideas about gender and materiality, value, relationality and the social life and agency of things. The chapters, interspersed by three poems, evoke the sinuous materiality of the different objects made by women across the Pacific, and the intimate relationship between these objects of value and sensuous, gendered bodies. In the Epilogue, Professor Margaret Jolly observes how the volume also trace[s] a more abstract sinuosity in the movement of these things through time and place, as they coil through different regimes of value... The eight chapters trace winding paths across the contemporary Pacific, from the Trobriands in Milne Bay, to Maisin, Wanigela and Korafe in Oro Province, Papua New Guinea, through the islands of Tonga to diasporic Tongan and Cook Islander communities in New Zealand. This comparative perspective elucidates how womens wealth is defined, valued and contested in current exchanges, bride-price debates, church settings, development projects and the challenges of living in diaspora. Importantly, this reveals how women themselves preserve the different values and meanings in gift-giving and exchanges, despite processes of commodification that have resulted in the decline or replacement of women's wealth.
Tides Of Innovation In Oceania
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Author : Elisabetta Gnecchi-Ruscone
language : en
Publisher: ANU Press
Release Date : 2017-04-07
Tides Of Innovation In Oceania written by Elisabetta Gnecchi-Ruscone and has been published by ANU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-07 with Social Science categories.
Tides of Innovation in Oceania is directly inspired by Epeli Hau‘ofa’s vision of the Pacific as a ‘Sea of Islands’; the image of tides recalls the cyclical movement of waves, with its unpredictable consequences. The authors propose tides of innovation as a fluid concept, unbound and open to many directions. This perspective is explored through ethnographic case studies centred on deeply elaborated analyses of locally inflected agencies involved in different transforming contexts. Three interwoven themes—value, materiality and place—provide a common thread.
A Return To The Object
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Author : Susanne Kuechler
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-11-27
A Return To The Object written by Susanne Kuechler and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-27 with Social Science categories.
This book draws on the work of anthropologist Alfred Gell to reinstate the importance of the object in art and society. Rather than presenting art as a passive recipient of the artist's intention and the audience's critique, the authors consider it in the social environment of its production and reception. A Return to the Object introduces the historical and theoretical framework out of which an anthropology of art has emerged, and examines the conditions under which it has renewed interest. It also explores what art 'does' as a social and cultural phenomenon, and how it can impact alternative ways of organising and managing knowledge. Making use of ethnography, museological practice, the intellectual history of the arts and sciences, material culture studies and intangible heritage, the authors present a case for the re-orientation of current conversations surrounding the anthropology of art and social theory. This text will be of key interest to students and scholars in the social and historical sciences, arts and humanities, and cognitive sciences.
Plant Food Processing Tools At Early Neolithic G Bekli Tepe
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Author : Laura Dietrich
language : en
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2021-12-23
Plant Food Processing Tools At Early Neolithic G Bekli Tepe written by Laura Dietrich and has been published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-23 with Social Science categories.
Plant Food Processing Tools at Early Neolithic Göbekli Tepe reconstructs plant food processing at this key Pre-Pottery Neolithic (9600-8000 BC) site, with an emphasis on cereals, legumes and herbs as food sources, on grinding and pounding tools for their processing, and on the vessels implied in the consumption of meals and beverages.
The Du Of Fa
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Author : Rev. Gretchen A.L. Schork, OCL:AL
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2019-01-28
The Du Of Fa written by Rev. Gretchen A.L. Schork, OCL:AL and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-28 with categories.
Here is a divination system that is based on the traditional lore of Dahomey, now called Benin. It is a geomancy system, but without the astrology of other systems. In many ways it is similar to Ifa, the system of Yoruba, but not the same, either. In other words, it is a unique system for use by those who are interested in West African lore, but who are not initiates of any system that has its own divination traditions. The details are carefully researched, but it was the Vodu whose voices are heard in the readings.
Routledge Library Editions Linguistics
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Author : Various
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-12-02
Routledge Library Editions Linguistics written by Various and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-02 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Routledge Library Editions: Linguistics brings together as one set, mini-sets, or individual volumes, a series of previously out-of-print classics from a variety of academic imprints. With titles ranging from Applied Linguistics and Language Learning to Experimental Psycholinguistics and Sociolinguistics Today: International Perspectives, this set provides in one place a wealth of important reference sources from a wide range of authors expert in the field.
How To Think Like An Anthropologist
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Author : Matthew Engelke
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2019-06-18
How To Think Like An Anthropologist written by Matthew Engelke and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-18 with Social Science categories.
"What is anthropology? What can it tell us about the world? Why, in short, does it matter? For well over a century, cultural anthropologists have circled the globe, from Papua New Guinea to suburban England and from China to California, uncovering surprising facts and insights about how humans organize their lives and articulate their values. In the process, anthropology has done more than any other discipline to reveal what culture means--and why it matters. By weaving together examples and theories from around the world, Matthew Engelke provides a lively, accessible, and at times irreverent introduction to anthropology, covering a wide range of classic and contemporary approaches, subjects, and practitioners. Presenting a set of memorable cases, he encourages readers to think deeply about some of the key concepts with which anthropology tries to make sense of the world--from culture and nature to authority and blood. Along the way, he shows why anthropology matters: not only because it helps us understand other cultures and points of view but also because, in the process, it reveals something about ourselves and our own cultures, too." --Cover.
Knots
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Author : David Lipset
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2023-05-31
Knots written by David Lipset and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-31 with Social Science categories.
Knots are well known as symbols of moral relationships. This book develops an exciting new view of this otherwise taken-for-granted image and considers their metaphoric value in and for moral order. In chapters that focus on Japan, China, Europe, South America and in several Pacific Island societies, granular ethnography depicts how knots are deployed to express unity in daily and ritual embodiment, political authority and the cosmos, as well as in social thought. The volume will be of interest to anthropologists and other scholars concerned with metaphor and symbolism, material culture and technology.
The Melanesian World
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Author : Eric Hirsch
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-03-28
The Melanesian World written by Eric Hirsch and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-28 with Social Science categories.
This wide-ranging volume captures the diverse range of societies and experiences that form what has come to be known as Melanesia. It covers prehistoric, historic and contemporary issues, and includes work by art historians, political scientists, geographers and anthropologists. The chapters range from studies of subsistence, ritual and ceremonial exchange to accounts of state violence, new media and climate change. The ‘Melanesian world’ assembled here raises questions that cut to the heart of debates in the human sciences today, with profound implications for the ways in which scholars across disciplines can describe and understand human difference. This impressive collection of essays represents a valuable resource for scholars and students alike.