Culture, Creation, and Procreation: Concepts of Kinship in South Asian Practice (Culture and Society in Germany, Band 2) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1571819126 ISBN 13: 9781571819123

Verlag: Berghahn Books, 2001

Inhaltsangabe

As reproduction is seen as central to kinship and the biological link as the primary bond between parents and their offspring, Western perceptions of kin relations are primarily determined by ideas about "consanguinity," "genealogical relations," and "genetic connections." Advocates of cultural constructivism have taken issue with a concept that puts so much stress on heredity as being severely biased by western ideas of kinship. Ethnosociologists in particular developed alternative systems using indigenous categories. This symbolic approach has, however, been rejected by some scholars as plagued by the problems of the analytical separation of ideology from practice, of largely overlooking relations of domination, and of ignoring the questions of shared knowledge and choice. This volume offers a corrective by discussing the constitution of kinship among different communities in South Asia and addressing the relationship between ideology and practice, cultural models, and individiual strategies.

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Monika Böck is Lecturer at the Institut für Völkerkunde, University of Cologne.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Berghahn Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2001
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1571819126
• ISBN 13: 9781571819123
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 396
• Herausgeber: Böck Monika, Rao Aparna
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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