Ownership and nurture : : studies in native Amazonian property relations / / edited by Marc Brightman, Carlos Fausto and Vanessa Grotti.
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 spe...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, [New York] ;, Oxford, [England] : : Berghahn,, 2016. ©2016 |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (284 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | 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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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
| ISBN: | 1785330845 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | edited by Marc Brightman, Carlos Fausto and Vanessa Grotti. |