Honor and Grace in Anthropology
| Author | : John George Peristiany |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 280 |
| Release | : 2005-02-17 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0521619327 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780521619325 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (325 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Honor and Grace in Anthropology by : John George Peristiany
Download or read book Honor and Grace in Anthropology written by John George Peristiany and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-02-17 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays develops a line of thought in anthropology which was opened in the 1960s by the editors (and some of the same contributors) in Honor and Shame: The Values of a Mediterranean Society. The essays, half of them historical and half contemporary, deal with different aspects of honour and grace, and the strategies and transactions by which they can be obtained.
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