Autonomy: Life Cycle, Gender, and Status among Himalayan Pastoralists

di Aparna Rao (Autore)

Berghahn Books, Incorporated, 2001

The question of individuality in non-European, and especially South Asian societies is a controversial one. Studies in anthropology and psychology undertaken in recent years on concepts of person and self approach the problem by concentrating on ideologies; the question of practice remains largely neglected. This is the first study to examine the individual-dividual debate empirically from the - emic - perspective of decision making, observed over a two-year period among the Bakkarwal, Himalayan Muslim pastoralists. Of particular significance is the fact that the author bases her approach on the life cycle and on gender and status differences.

• Autore: Aparna Rao
• Editore: Berghahn Books, Incorporated
• Anno: 2001
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 368 p.
• Dimensioni: 216 x 140 mm
• Peso: 431 gr.
• EAN: 9781571818331

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