Anthropological Perspectives on Kinship
Holý, Ladislav
Anthropological Perspectives on Kinship / Ladislav Holý - London ; Chicago, : Pluto Press, 1996. - vi, 198 pages ; 22 cm - Anthropology, culture, and society. .
1. First Principles --
2. Kinship, Descent and Marriage --
3. Kinship and the Domestic Domain --
4. Descent and the Public Domain I: Lineage Theory --
5. Descent and the Public Domain II: Matrilineal and Cognatic Descent --
6. Marriage and Alliance --
7. Universality of Kinship and the Current Practice of Kinship Studies.
In this volume Ladislav Holy considers the extent to which overridingly Western assumptions have guided anthropological studies of kinship. This is the first introductory text on the subject to consider 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 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. Linking kinship with wider debates in anthropology and the social sciences in a lucid, jargon free study, Anthropological Perspectives on Kinship is an invaluable introduction to current practice for specialists and non-specialists alike.
9780745309170
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Social Sciences
Culture & institutions
Kinship.
society
sociale antropologie
Family Structures
Family Structures
306.83 HOL
Anthropological Perspectives on Kinship / Ladislav Holý - London ; Chicago, : Pluto Press, 1996. - vi, 198 pages ; 22 cm - Anthropology, culture, and society. .
1. First Principles --
2. Kinship, Descent and Marriage --
3. Kinship and the Domestic Domain --
4. Descent and the Public Domain I: Lineage Theory --
5. Descent and the Public Domain II: Matrilineal and Cognatic Descent --
6. Marriage and Alliance --
7. Universality of Kinship and the Current Practice of Kinship Studies.
In this volume Ladislav Holy considers the extent to which overridingly Western assumptions have guided anthropological studies of kinship. This is the first introductory text on the subject to consider 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 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. Linking kinship with wider debates in anthropology and the social sciences in a lucid, jargon free study, Anthropological Perspectives on Kinship is an invaluable introduction to current practice for specialists and non-specialists alike.
9780745309170
International Book Distributors :Flat No 17, Prakash Apartment 4405/2 ,5 Ansari Road Darya Ganj New Delhi
Social Sciences
Culture & institutions
Kinship.
society
sociale antropologie
Family Structures
Family Structures
306.83 HOL
