Companion encyclopedia of anthropology / edited by Tim Ingold.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ingold, Tim, 1948-

Series:

Routledge reference.

Routledge reference

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anthropology.

Sociology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1167 p.)

Edition:

Second edition

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

* Provides a comprehensive survey of contemporary thinking in biological, social and cultural anthropology and establishes the interconnections between these three fields.* Useful cross-references within the text, with full biographical references and suggestions for further reading.* Carefully illustrated with line drawings and photographs. 'The Companion Encyclopedia of Anthropology is a welcome addition to the reference literature. Bringing together authoritative, incisive and scrupulously edited contributions from some three dozen authors. The book achieves an impressi

Contents:

COMPANION ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ANTHROPOLOGY; Copyright; Contents; Preface; General introduction; The contributors; PART I: HUMANITY; 1. Introduction to humanity; 2. Humanity and animality; 3. The evolution of early hominids; 4. Human evolution: the last one million years; 5. The origins and evolution of language; 6. Tools and tool behaviour; 7. Niche construction, evolution and culture; 8. Modes of subsistence: hunting and gathering to agriculture and pastoralism; 9. The diet and nutrition of human populations; 10. Demographic expansion: causes and consequences

11. Disease and the destruction of indigenous populationsPART II: CULTURE; 12. Introduction to culture; 13. Why animals have neither culture nor history; 14. Symbolism: the foundation of culture; 15. Artefacts and the meaning of things; 16. Technology; 17. Spatial organization and the built environment; 18. Perceptions of time; 19. Aspects of literacy; 20. Magic, religion and the rationality of belief; 21. Myth and metaphor; 22. Ritual and performance; 23. The anthropology of art; 24. Music and dance; 25. The politics of culture: ethnicity and nationalism; PART III: SOCIAL LIFE

26. Introduction to social life27. Sociality among Humans and Non-Human Animals; 28. Rules and Prohibitions: The Form and Content of Human Kinship; 29. Understanding Sex and Gender; 30. Socialization, Enculturation and the Development of Personal Identity; 31. Social Aspects of Language Use; 32. Work, the Division of Labour and Co-operation; 33. Exchange and Reciprocity; 34. Political Domination and Social Evolution; 35. Law and Dispute Processes; 36. Collective Violence and Common Security; 37. Inequality and Equality; 38. The Nation State, Colonial Expansion and the Contemporary World Order

Index

Notes:

Subtitle on cover: Humanity, culture, and social life.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-97653-4

1-138-13128-8

1-280-33142-9

0-203-03632-8

9780203036327

OCLC:

277720783