Lewis Henry Morgan's Comparisons : : Reassessing Terminology, Anarchy and Worldview in Indigenous Societies of America, Australia and Highland Middle India / / Georg Pfeffer.
About 150 years ago Lewis Henry Morgan compared relationship terminologies, societal forms and ideas of property to recognize the interdependence of the three domains. From a new perspective, the book re-examines, confirms and criticizes Morgan’s findings to conclude that reciprocal affinal relation...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Berghahn Books Complete eBook-Package 2019 |
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Place / Publishing House: | New York; , Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2019] ©2019 |
Year of Publication: | 2019 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (236 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction. The Initiative -- Chapter 1. The Life and Work of Lewis Henry Morgan (1818–81) -- Chapter 2. Tools and Types -- Chapter 3. Seneca Revisited -- Chapter 4. Omaha Skewing Reconsidered -- Chapter 5. Highland Middle Indian Terminologies -- Chapter 6. Schneider, Relatedness, ‘Malayan’ and a General Comparison -- Chapter 7. Social Evolution and the Australian Anomaly -- Chapter 8. Order in Anarchy: HMI ‘Gentile Organization’ Compared -- Chapter 9. Bridewealth and Gender in Highland Middle India -- Chapter 10. The Dark Side of the Moon -- Conclusion. For the Record -- Glossary -- References -- Index |
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Summary: | About 150 years ago Lewis Henry Morgan compared relationship terminologies, societal forms and ideas of property to recognize the interdependence of the three domains. From a new perspective, the book re-examines, confirms and criticizes Morgan’s findings to conclude that reciprocal affinal relations determine most ‘classificatory’ terminologies and regulate many non-state societies, their property notions and their rituals. Apart from references to American and Australian features, such holistic socio-cultural constructs are exemplified by elaborate descriptions of little known contemporary Indigenous societies in Highland Middle India, altogether comprising many millions of members. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781789203189 9783110997729 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9781789203189?locatt=mode:legacy |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Georg Pfeffer. |