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Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology Ser.: In the Society of Nature : A Native Ecology in Amazonia by Philippe Descola (1996, Trade Paperback)
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PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-100521574676
ISBN-139780521574679
eBay Product ID (ePID)299304
Product Key Features
Number of Pages396 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameIn the Society of Nature : a Native Ecology in Amazonia
SubjectIndigenous Studies, Anthropology / Physical, Latin America / South America
Publication Year1996
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaSocial Science, History
AuthorPhilippe Descola
SeriesCambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height1 in
Item Weight23.1 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width5.9 in
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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition20
Reviews"Philippe Descola is undoubtedly one of the most eclectic and creative thinkers in anthropology today. In the Society of Nature: A Native Ecology in Amazonia, he skillfully weaves technical and conceptual determinations into a brilliantly readable monograph on the Achuar Indians of the Peruvian/Ecuadorian border region of the Upper Amazon. The only problem with this publication is that it was not translated and published in English immediately after the original French edition appeared in 1986." Journal of Ethnobiology, ' ... an historical and ethnographic contribution to the study of a particularly important area of the New World, at the hinge of Amazonian and Andean high cultures. It is also ... of undoubted theoretical and methodological value, one that directs anthropological thought in new directions.'Claude Levi-Strauss, "...an historical and ethnographic contribution to the study of a particularly important area of the New World, at the hinge of Amazonian and Andean high cultures. It is also...of undoubted theoretical and methodological value, one that directs anthropological thought in new directions." Claude Lévi-Strauss, ‘ … an historical and ethnographic contribution to the study of a particularly important area of the New World, at the hinge of Amazonian and Andean high cultures. It is also … of undoubted theoretical and methodological value, one that directs anthropological thought in new directions.’Claude Levi-Strauss, ' … an historical and ethnographic contribution to the study of a particularly important area of the New World, at the hinge of Amazonian and Andean high cultures. It is also … of undoubted theoretical and methodological value, one that directs anthropological thought in new directions.' Claude Levi-Strauss, "...a wealth of historical and ethnographical data on the Achuar....will introduce the curious reader into the world of an important indigenous culture." Bradley C. Bennett, Economic Botany
Series Volume NumberSeries Number 93
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal304.2089983
Original LanguageFrench
Table Of ContentGeneral introduction; Part I. The Sphere of Nature: 1. The territorial space; 2. Landscape and cosmos; 3. Nature's beings; Part II. On the Proper Use of Nature: 4. The world of the house; 5. The world of gardens; 6. The world of the forest; 7. The world of the river; 8. Categories of practice; 9. The good life; Conclusion.
SynopsisThe Achuar Indians of the Upper Amazon have developed sophisticated strategies of resource management. The author documents their knowledge of the environment, and explains how it is interwoven with cosmological ideas that endow nature with the characteristics of society., The Achuar Indians live in the remote forest reaches of the Upper Amazon and have developed sophisticated strategies of resource management. Philippe Descola, who has gathered material over several years of fieldwork, documents their rich knowledge of the environment. He explains how this technical knowledge of the increasingly threatened Amazonian ecosystems is interwoven with cosmological ideas that endow nature with the characteristics of society. Combining a symbolist approach with an ecological analysis, the book contributes a new theory of the social construction of nature., The author documents the Achuar Indians of the Upper Amazon knowledge of the environment, and explains how it is interwoven with cosmological ideas that endow nature with the characteristics of society.
LC Classification NumberF3430.1.A25D4713 19
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