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Religion Against the Self: An Ethnography of Tamil Rituals
Published by Oxford University Press, New York, 2000
First Edition
Soft Cover. Condition: Near Fine --. First Printing. In this study of South Indian village Hinduism, the author documents and analyzes rituals performed by what she calls "congregations of suffering" and "congregations of kinship." She also looks at the experise, motivation, and predilection of those who participate in these rituals and attempts to explain their transformations. 230 pages including index. Light shelf wear. Lovely copy.
Seller Inventory # 006816
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Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine-. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. No Printing Stated. An unsentimental yet sympathetic depiction of the year anthropologist Pierre Clastres spent with a so-called "savage" tribe of Indians in Paraguay in 1963. It describes the everyday life and habits, rituals and cosmology of these Indians, making compelling and sometimes shocking reading. Translated by Paul Auster. 240 pages. B&W photos. Remainder mark. Terrific copy.
Seller Inventory # 003889
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A Sacred Landscape: The Search for Ancient Peru
Published by The Overlook Press, Woodstock, NY, 2006
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Printing. A journey back from the world of the Incas to the first dawn of Andean civilization, giving an immensely personal and accessible guide to the wonders of these peoples. The author also intertwines his account of the rise and fall of these great cultures with the story of his family's relocation to the Urubamba valley, the old Inca heartland. 330 pages including index. B&W photos, illustrations. Wonderful copy.
Seller Inventory # 007326
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Beyond the Dream: A Search for Meaning
Published by University of Guam/Micronesian Area Research Center, Guam, 1991
Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Probable First. Takes the reader into the living rooms of America, the mbures of Fiji, the farmhouses of Germany, the decks of Matson, and the villages of Native Americans. It discusses real daily dilemma;s of life and travel outside the usual tour routes: a cyclone in the China Sea, a water shortage in Lau, skirting hidden coral reefs by traditional sailing canoe, and other dangers of venturing off the beaten track. Hunger, thirst, and human frailty are only some of the threats that the venturesome anthropologist faces beyond the usual traveler's itinerary. 158 pages including index. B&W photos. Illustrated end papers. Fantastic copy.
Seller Inventory # 010012
