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An Anthropology of Absence: Materializations of Transcendence and Loss
Mikkel Bille (Ed.)
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Description for An Anthropology of Absence: Materializations of Transcendence and Loss
Hardback. This text uses eleven case studies to show that in the fields of anthropology and archaeology, the absence of objects can be just as telling as their presence. It also discusses how objects created to memorialize a loss have important cultural implications. Editor(s): Bille, Mikkel; Hastrup, Frida; Sorensen, Tim Flohr. Num Pages: 221 pages, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFCD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
In studying material culture, anthropologists and archaeologists use meaningful physical objects from a culture to help understand the less tangible aspects of that culture, such as societal structure, rituals, and values. What happens when these objects are destroyed, by war, natural disaster, or other historical events? Through detailed explanations of eleven international case studies, the contributions reveal that the absence of objects can be just as telling as their presence, while the objects created to memorialize a loss also have important cultural implications. Covering everything from organ donation, to funerary rituals, to prisoners of war, ... Read more
In studying material culture, anthropologists and archaeologists use meaningful physical objects from a culture to help understand the less tangible aspects of that culture, such as societal structure, rituals, and values. What happens when these objects are destroyed, by war, natural disaster, or other historical events? Through detailed explanations of eleven international case studies, the contributions reveal that the absence of objects can be just as telling as their presence, while the objects created to memorialize a loss also have important cultural implications. Covering everything from organ donation, to funerary rituals, to prisoners of war, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Condition
New
Number of Pages
221
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781441955289
SKU
V9781441955289
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