Animism in Rainforest and Tundra: Personhood, animals, plants and things in contemporary Amazonia and Siberia
Amazonia and Siberia, classic regions of shamanism, have long challenged "western" understandings of man"s place in the world. By exploring the social relations between humans and non-human entities credited with human-like personhood (not only animals and plants, but also "thing...
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ftunibolognairis:oai:cris.unibo.it:11585/669713 2024-04-14T08:20:35+00:00 Animism in Rainforest and Tundra: Personhood, animals, plants and things in contemporary Amazonia and Siberia Brightman, Marc* Grotti, Vanessa Ulturgasheva, Olga Brightman, Marc Grotti, Vanessa Ulturgasheva, Olga 2012 STAMPA http://hdl.handle.net/11585/669713 http://www.berghahnbooks.com/title.php?rowtag=BrightmanAnimism eng eng Berghahn Books country:USA place:New York info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/isbn/9780857454690 firstpage:1 lastpage:209 numberofpages:209 http://hdl.handle.net/11585/669713 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-84918863658 http://www.berghahnbooks.com/title.php?rowtag=BrightmanAnimism Animism shamanism Siberia Amazonia nature culture ontology info:eu-repo/semantics/other 2012 ftunibolognairis 2024-03-21T18:04:13Z Amazonia and Siberia, classic regions of shamanism, have long challenged "western" understandings of man"s place in the world. By exploring the social relations between humans and non-human entities credited with human-like personhood (not only animals and plants, but also "things" such as artifacts, trade items, or mineral resources) from a comparative perspective, this volume offers valuable insights into the constitutions of humanity and personhood characteristic of the two areas. The contributors conducted their ethnographic fieldwork among peoples undergoing transformative processes of their lived environments, such as the depletion of natural resources and migration to urban centers. They describe here fundamental relational modes that are being tested in the face of change, presenting groundbreaking research on personhood and agency in shamanic societies and contributing to our global understanding of social and cultural change and continuity. Other/Unknown Material Tundra Siberia IRIS Università degli Studi di Bologna (CRIS - Current Research Information System) |
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Amazonia and Siberia, classic regions of shamanism, have long challenged "western" understandings of man"s place in the world. By exploring the social relations between humans and non-human entities credited with human-like personhood (not only animals and plants, but also "things" such as artifacts, trade items, or mineral resources) from a comparative perspective, this volume offers valuable insights into the constitutions of humanity and personhood characteristic of the two areas. The contributors conducted their ethnographic fieldwork among peoples undergoing transformative processes of their lived environments, such as the depletion of natural resources and migration to urban centers. They describe here fundamental relational modes that are being tested in the face of change, presenting groundbreaking research on personhood and agency in shamanic societies and contributing to our global understanding of social and cultural change and continuity. |
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Animism in Rainforest and Tundra: Personhood, animals, plants and things in contemporary Amazonia and Siberia |
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Animism in Rainforest and Tundra: Personhood, animals, plants and things in contemporary Amazonia and Siberia |
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Animism in Rainforest and Tundra: Personhood, animals, plants and things in contemporary Amazonia and Siberia |
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Animism in Rainforest and Tundra: Personhood, animals, plants and things in contemporary Amazonia and Siberia |
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Animism in Rainforest and Tundra: Personhood, animals, plants and things in contemporary Amazonia and Siberia |
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animism in rainforest and tundra: personhood, animals, plants and things in contemporary amazonia and siberia |
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