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| ISBN
978-90-73782-28-0 |
| 272 pp. |
| Leiden
1996 |
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| Horizons
of Understanding. An Anthology of Theoretical Anthropology
in Europe |
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| Jan van Bremen, Vesna Godina and Jos Platenkamp (eds.) |
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As in the past, the present theoretical landscape in Europe
in the field of anthropology presents a diverse and heterogenious
picture. The biennial conferences of the recently established
European Association of Social Anthropologists reveal
however, that the vitality of European anthropology stems
not in the least from this very diversity in theoretical
and methodological outlook. European traditions in anthropology,
of old associated with the chairs established towards
the end of the 19th century, are themselves subject to
important processes of transformations and revitalisation,
whereas new centres of anthropological thought are displaying
a rapid and impressive growth. Added to this is the recent
opening up of the East European and former Sovjet centres
of learning, which may lead once more to the profound
mutual inspiration that has provided such an important
basis for the development of anthropological thought.
The present volume presents a choice of contributions
illustrating the diversity of anthropological theory and
methodology among European scholars.
(In English, 272 pp.)
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| No.
22 |
| ISBN
978-90-73782-27-3 |
| 144 pp. |
| Leiden
1994 |
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| Texts
and Tales. Studies in Oral Tradition |
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| Jarich
Oosten (ed.) |
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Texts and Tales is a collection of papers presented
at the Ph.D. seminars on oral traditions organized by
the CNWS in Leiden. The papers represent current research
by Ph.D. students at the CNWS as well as by senior scholars
invited to lecture at the seminars. The book covers a
wide range of themes dealing with symbolism, diffusion,
function, and significance of oral traditions in Africa,
Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, and the Arctic. Different theoretical
approaches to the study of oral traditions in anthropology
and linguistics are applied. The central focus of the
book is on the interpretation and explanation of oral
traditions in relation to their ethnographic context.
(In English, 144 pp.)
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| ISBN
978-90-73782-20-4 |
| 290 pp. |
| Leiden
1993 |
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Culture, development and communication. Essays
in honour of J. D. Speckmann |
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Wasif A. Shadid and Peter J.M. Nas (eds.) |
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In many anthropological and sociological studies, modernization
and development have been primarily considered as aspects
of Western influence. In this ethnocentric view, the failure
of development programmes in non-Western societies has
consequently been ascribed to local cultural conditions,
without paying attention to the communication process
between the cultures involved. In recent anthropological
literature, discussions about the role of culture in development
and communication are numerous, but generally of a superficial
character.
This book is an attempt to provide an insight into the
often, theoretically as well as empirically, problematic
relationship between the concepts of culture, development
and communication. The contributors support and explain
the thesis that a more profound understanding of other
cultures is a basic condition for successful development
cooperation as well as for optimal transcultural communication.
The authors discuss this point on the basis of applied
research projects in a number of fields, such as rural
and urban change, health care, education, transmigration
and interethnic relations.
This book is directed towards social scientists and national
and international agencies that are working in the fields
of development cooperation and transcultural communication.
(In English, 290 pages, incl. bibl.)
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978-90-73782-18-1
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| 140 pp. |
| Leiden
1993 |
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| Continuity and discontinuity in Arctic cultures. Essays in honour of Gerti Nooter, curator at the National Museum of Ethnology,1970-1990 |
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| Cunera
Buijs (ed.) |
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book is published on the occasion of the retirement of
Gerti Nooter as curator of North America and the Arctic
regions, National Museum of Ethnology, Leiden, The Netherlands.
The articles in this book reflect the wide range of Gerti
Nooter's interests, from material culture to social and
political organisation. They illustrate how unpredictable
the consequences of change in material culture can be.
The book includes the following articles:
Nellejet Zorgdrager, The enigma of the woman's horned
cap. Cultural change among the Sami of Finmark, Norway;
Raymond Newell, Five hundred years of success and
continuity in traditional Iñupiat land-use and
subsistence economy;
Trinette Constandse-Westermann, Continuity and change
in Arviligjuarmiut demography;
Cornelius Remie, Ermalik and Kukigak. Continuity
and discontinuity in Pelly Bay, Northwest Territories,
Canada;
Willem Rasing, The case of Kolitalik. On the encounter
of Iglulingmiut culture and Canadian justice;
Cunera Buijs, The disappearance of traditional meat-sharing
systems among the Tinitekilaamiut of East Greenland and
the Arviligjuarmiut and Iglulingmiut of Canada.
(In English, 139 +vii pp., incl. ill., photographs, bibl.)
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in cooperation with the National Museum of Ethnology -
Leiden, The Netherlands. |
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| ISBN
978-90-73782-17-4 |
| 124 pp. |
| Leiden
1993 |
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| Oideion 1. The performing arts world-wide |
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| Wim
van Zanten (ed.) |
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Oideion
contains articles, book and CD-reviews, and reports on
the study of the performing arts in the non-Western world.
The articles discuss the use of texts in an oral theatre
tradition in southern India (Hanne de Bruin); the correspondence
between Jaap Kunst and Erich M. von Hornbostel (Marjolijn
van Roon); the Korean mudang and her music and trance
during ceremonies (Boudewijn Walraven); the musical concept
of 'mode' by comparing parallel versions of tembang Sunda
melodies in West Java (Simon Cook); and the use of historical
visual documents in the study of dance in Central Java
(Clara Brakel). The book is published in cooperation with
the Nederlandse Vereniging voor Etnomusicologie 'Arnold
Bake'.
(In English, 124 pp.)
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| 116 pp. |
| Leiden
1992 |
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| De
ondergang van de Vroege Staat |
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| H.J.M.
Claessen (red.) |
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De bijdragen in deze bundel passen in een lange traditie
van onderzoek naar de zogenaamde Vroege Staat. Een Vroege
Staat werd gekenmerkt door een gecentraliseerd bestuur,
met aan het hoofd een vorst van wie de positie sacraal
was gelegitimeerd. Het centrale bestuur werd verder gelegitimeerd
op basis van wederkerigheid; de onderdanen voorzagen de
vorst (de overheid) van goederen en diensten (belasting),
en de vorst (overheid) zorgde voor veiligheid, wet en
orde, en voor allerlei giften, beloningen en offergaven.
Echte Vroege Staten bestaan niet meer; het onderzoek naar
de Vroege Staat is daarom historisch van aard. De gegevens
zijn echter terug te vinden in verschillende soorten bronnen,
bijvoorbeeld archeologisch, historisch en etno-historisch
materiaal. Deze gevarieerdheid van gegevens is ook terug
te vinden binnen deze bundel, die speciaal is gericht
op de studie van de ondergang van de Vroege Staat. Behalve
enkele algemene verhandelingen bevat dit boek speciale
studies over de situatie in het Romeinse rijk en in Griekenland,
het Nabije Oosten, Mesopotamië, Japan, en het pre-koloniale
Oceanië.
(In Dutch, 116 pp.)
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| ISBN
978-90-73782-05-1
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| 116 pp. |
| Leiden
1991 |
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| Gifts
to the Dead and the Living. Forms of exchange in San Miguel
Tzinacapan, Sierra Norte de Puebla, Mexico |
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| Rossana
Lok |
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Gifts to the Dead and the Living is based on
research in Mexico in 1985 among the Nahuas of the Sierra
Norte de Puebla, Central Mexico. As outlined in the Preface
written by Alessandro Lupo (Rome), the book fills a gap
in our knowledge of Mesoamerican rites of the dead and
about the religious thoughts of the Sierra Nahuas in particular.
The book discusses in detail the various rituals surrounding
the death of a person, and the rites carried out annually
at Todos Santos, All Saints' and All Souls' Days. Lok
indicates the relationship between the various forms of
gift-exchange that take place on both occasions. The writer
finally discusses the theories of Hubert and Mauss concerning
sacrifice and offering, and poses the question whether
the distinction between both types of oblation can be
maintained.
(In English, 116 pp. incl. bibl., with illustr.) |
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2 |
| ISBN
978-90-73782-02-0 |
| 176 pp. |
| Leiden
1991 |
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| Dynamiek
in discussie |
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| H.
J. M. Claessen en P. van de Velde (red.) |
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Dynamiek in Discussie is een bundel van bijdragen aan
één van de werkdagen van de zgn. Vroege
Staten-club, die werd gehouden in de vroege zomer van
1989. Het thema van de dag, en daarmee van deze bundel,
was de problematiek van verandering en ontwikkeling van
Vroege Staten. Centrale vragen daarbij waren: hoe wordt
deze dynamiek veroorzaakt, hoe kan ze verklaard worden,
welke factoren spelen daarbij overwegend een rol en in
hoeverre kunnen deze verschijnselen in een model worden
uitgedrukt. Tot de voornaamste onderwerpen van discussie
hoorde het Complexe Interactie Model. Het uitgangspunt
van dit model is dat structurele veranderingen altijd
plaatsvinden als gevolg van een ingewikkeld samenspel
van talrijke factoren, en dat het niet mogelijk is in
algemene zin aan te geven welke van die factoren in specifieke
gevallen de belangrijkste is.
(In Dutch, 176 pp. incl. bibl.)
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