Ownership and Nurture Studies in Native Amazonian Property Relations
Brightman, Marc
Ownership and Nurture Studies in Native Amazonian Property Relations - USA/UK Berghahn Books 2016 - 1 online resource (284 p.)
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The first book to address the classic anthropological theme of property through the ethnography of Amazonia, Ownership and Nurture sets new and challenging terms for anthropological debates about the region and about property in general. Property and ownership have special significance and carry specific meanings in Amazonia, which has been portrayed as the antithesis of Western, property-based, civilization. Through carefully constructed studies of land ownership, slavery, shamanism, spirit mastery, aesthetics, and intellectual property, this volume demonstrates that property relations are of central importance in Amazonia, and that the ownership of persons plays an especially significant role in native cosmology.
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English
9781785330841
Sociology and anthropology
Amazzonia anthropology ethnography
Ownership and Nurture Studies in Native Amazonian Property Relations - USA/UK Berghahn Books 2016 - 1 online resource (284 p.)
Free-to-read
The first book to address the classic anthropological theme of property through the ethnography of Amazonia, Ownership and Nurture sets new and challenging terms for anthropological debates about the region and about property in general. Property and ownership have special significance and carry specific meanings in Amazonia, which has been portrayed as the antithesis of Western, property-based, civilization. Through carefully constructed studies of land ownership, slavery, shamanism, spirit mastery, aesthetics, and intellectual property, this volume demonstrates that property relations are of central importance in Amazonia, and that the ownership of persons plays an especially significant role in native cosmology.
All rights reserved
English
9781785330841
Sociology and anthropology
Amazzonia anthropology ethnography