Description
This authoritative introductory text takes into account the changes in the conceptualisation of kinship brought about by new reproductive technologies and the growing interest in culturally specific notions of personhood and gender.
Holy considers the extent to which Western assumptions have guided anthropological study of kinship in the past. In the process, he reveals a growing sensitivity on the part of anthropologists to individual ideas of personhood and gender, and encourages further critical reflection on cultural bias in approaches to the subject.
About the Author
Ladislav Holy was Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of St Andrews and the author of several publications including Kinship, Honour and Solidarity: Cousin Marriage in the Middle East (1989). He died in 1997.
Reviews
'Eschews polemic in favour of the balanced approach appropriate to a good lecture course' -- Social Anthropology
Book Information
ISBN 9780745309170
Author Ladislav Holy
Format Paperback
Page Count 204
Imprint Pluto Press
Publisher Pluto Press
Weight(grams) 269g
Holy considers the extent to which Western assumptions have guided anthropological study of kinship in the past. In the process, he reveals a growing sensitivity on the part of anthropologists to individual ideas of personhood and gender, and encourages further critical reflection on cultural bias in approaches to the subject.
About the Author
Ladislav Holy was Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of St Andrews and the author of several publications including Kinship, Honour and Solidarity: Cousin Marriage in the Middle East (1989). He died in 1997.
Reviews
'Eschews polemic in favour of the balanced approach appropriate to a good lecture course' -- Social Anthropology
Book Information
ISBN 9780745309170
Author Ladislav Holy
Format Paperback
Page Count 204
Imprint Pluto Press
Publisher Pluto Press
Weight(grams) 269g
