Ownership And Nurture: Studies In Native Amazonian Property Relations
by Marc Brightman /
2016 / English / PDF
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The first book to address the classic anthropological theme of
property through the ethnography of Amazonia,
The first book to address the classic anthropological theme of
property through the ethnography of Amazonia,Ownership and
Nurture
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.
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.
