The anthropology of marriage in lowland South America bending and breaking the rules

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,...

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Weitere Verfasser:	Valentine, Paul (HerausgeberIn), Beckerman, Stephen (HerausgeberIn), Alès, Catherine (HerausgeberIn)
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Sprache:	eng
Veröffentlicht:	Gainesville University Press of Florida 2017
Schlagworte:	Indians of South America > Marriage customs and rites > Amazon River Valley > Aufsatzsammlung > Amazonastiefland > Indianer > Eheschließung > Brauch
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Zusammenfassung:	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
Beschreibung:	Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:	302 Seiten Karte
ISBN:	9780813054315 978-0-8130-5431-5