An Introduction to Two Theories of Social Anthropology
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An Introduction to Two Theories of Social Anthropology: Descent Groups and Marriage Alliance(12 Methodology & History in Anthropology)

An Introduction to Two Theories of Social Anthropology: Descent Groups and Marriage Alliance(12 Methodology & History in Anthropology)


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Louis Dumont, who died in 1998, was one of the most important figures in post-war French anthropology. He is well-known for his early work on India, which culminated in Homo Hierarchicus (1966; in English 1972, 1980), an anthropological account of the caste system. He later extended this work into a comparison of the values of Indian and western society in works like Essays on Individualism (1986) and German ideology: From France to Germany and Back (1994). He is also known for pioneering work on kinship in south India and more generally (for example Affinity as a Value, 1983). The current volume represents the fruits of this side of his activities and originated in as a series of lectures providing an account of the British and French schools for students.

Table of Contents:
Editor’s Introduction Preface Preface to the Tel Edition PART I: KINSHIP IN THE WORK OF RADCLIFFE-BROWN A. What is Kinship? Chapter 1. Notes and Queries Chapter 2. Radcliffe-Brown B. The Meaning of 'Kinship System' Chapter 3. The Principle Chapter 4. Characteristics of 'Kinship Systems' according to Radcliffe-Brown Chapter 5. Sketch of a Theory of 'Systems' Chapter 6. The Different Aspects of Kinship Chapter 7. The Nature of Kinship: A Recent Discussion C. Interpersonal Relations and 'Structural Principles' Chapter 8. Interpersonal Relations: Terminology and Behaviour Chapter 9. Radcliffe-Brown’s 'Structural Principles' Chapter 10. The Main Principle: Descent PART II: THE THEORY OG UNILINEAL DESCENT GROUPS D. Before The Nuer Chapter 11. Descent according to Rivers Chapter 12. 'Descent' and 'Succession' in Radcliffe-Brown Chapter 13. Unilineal Descent and Other Modes of Descent E. Evans-Pritchard: The Nuer Chapter 14. The Nuer: Structural Relativity Chapter 15. The Nuer: Political System and Lineage System Chapter 16. The Nuer: Clarifications and Explanations Chapter 17. The Nuer: Mode of Correspondence between the Political System and the Lineage System Chapter 18. The Idea of Structure in The Nuer F. After The Nuer Chapter 19. Meyer Fortes Chapter 20. Jack Goody PART III: THE THEORY OF MARRIAGE ALLIANCE G. Lévi-Strauss: Elementary Structures Chapter 21. Introduction Chapter 22. Elementary Structures: General Outline of the Restricted Theory Chapter 23. Systems with Global Formulas: Australia Chapter 24. Definitions: Restricted Exchange and Generalised Exchange; Harmony and Disharmony Chapter 25. Cross-Cousin Marriage: Bilateral Form Chapter 26. Cross-Cousin Marriage: Matrilateral Form Chapter 27. Cross-Cousin Marriage: Patrilateral Form Chapter 28. Cross-Cousin Marriage and Kinship Terminology Chapter 29. Conclusion: The Contribution of Elementary Structures H. After Elementary Structures Chapter 30. Local and Global Points of View (a) Exogamous Unit and ‘Exchange’ Unit (b) Intermarriage in a Circle (c) Oriented Intermarriage and ‘Hypergamy’ Chapter 31. Prescription and Preference: Patrilateral Marriage Chapter 32. Social Integration and Mental Integration Basic Bibliography Other References in Text Index

About the Author :
Robert Parkin is a Departmental Lecturer in Social Anthropology at the University of Oxford. He has a longstanding interest in the anthropology of kinship, represented by Kinship: an Introduction to Basic Concepts (1997) and Kinship and Family: n Anthropological Reader (2004, edited with Linda Stone). He has also published a full-length study of Dumont in the same Berghahn series (Louis Dumont and hierarchical opposition, 2003).


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  • ISBN-13: 9781845451479
  • Publisher: Berghahn Books
  • Publisher Imprint: Berghahn Books
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 148
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Descent Groups and Marriage Alliance
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1845451473
  • Publisher Date: 01 May 2006
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Series Title: 12 Methodology & History in Anthropology
  • Weight: 213 gr


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