Carlos Londono Sulkin

People of Substance

An Ethnography of Morality in the Colombian Amazon

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Londoäno Sulkin explains a number of key issues and debates in Amazonian anthropology with great clarity, making People of Substance a useful text for students. At the same time, it is theoretically sophisticated, combining innovative research methods with sound analysis of empirically gathered material. Contributing both to accounts of regional history and to discussions on anthropology and history, People of Substance offers valuable engagement with concepts of structure, agency, and freedom."--Pub. desc.

Produktdetails

• Anthropological Horizons
• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 160mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 466g
• ISBN-13: 9781442644908
• ISBN-10: 1442644907
• Artikelnr.: 34761374

Autorenporträt

Carlos David Londoño Sulkin is an associate professor and department head in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Regina.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Tables and Figures
Acknowledgements
The Muinane language: generalities and spelling conventions
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: The constitution of the moral self
Chapter 3: Reflecting on evil and responsibility
Chapter 4: Agency and transformation
Chapter 5: The substances of humanity
Chapter 6: Virtuous relationships and social organization
Chapter 7: Shaped and historical moralities
Appendix 1: Kinship terminology Criteria for the classification of kin Some
notes on marriage and affinity A comparative synthesis
Endnotes
Bibliography