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The anthropology of marriage in lowland South America : bending and breaking the rules / edited by Paul Valentine, Stephen Beckerman, and Catherine Alès.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indians of South America--Marriage customs and rites.
- Indians of South America.
- Indians of South America--Marriage customs and rites--Amazon River Valley.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (317 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Gainesville, [Florida] : University Press of Florida, 2017.
- Summary:
- Editors Stephen Beckerman and Paul Valentine argue that while Amazonian societies certainly have variations on marriage practices, in reality the rules surrounding them are inconsistently followed. Utilizing methods of cultural and social anthropology and pulling together data from several cultures, contributors demonstrate how individual motives and opportunities--including desire, economics, or residence--result in marriage choices that may negotiate, manipulate, or ignore societal rules.
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2017.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-8130-5306-4
- 0-8130-5289-0
- OCLC:
- 982487196
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