Seasonal variations of the Eskimo : a study in social morphology
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Seasonal variations of the Eskimo : a study in social morphology
(Routledge library editions, . Anthropology and ethnography ; 56 . Social and cultural anthropology ; 10)
Routledge, 2004
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Essai sur les variations saisonnières des sociétés Eskimos : étude de morphologie sociale
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Reprint. Originally published: London : Routledge & K. Paul, 1979
Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-133) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Seasonal Variations of the Eskimo is one of the first books in anthropology to adopt a sociological approach to the analysis of a single society. Mauss links elements of anthropology and human geography, arguing that geographical factors should be considered in relation to a social context in all its complexity.
The work is an illuminating source on the Eskimo and a proto-type of what an anthropologist should do with ethnographic data and exerted considerable influence on the development of social anthropology.
English translation first published in 1979.
Table of Contents
1. General Morphology 2. Seasonal Morphology 3. The Causes of Eskimo Seasonal Variations 4. The Effects of Eskimo Seasonal Variation 5. Conclusion
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