Using case studies, this book reveals that the absence of objects can be just as telling as their presence. Covering everything from organ donation, to funerary rituals, to prisoners of war, this text provides a theoretical framework for anthropologists and archaeologists studyi…
Covering everything from organ donation, to funerary rituals, to prisoners of war, The Anthropology of Absence is written at an important intersection of archaeological and anthropological study. Divided into three sections, this volume uses the "presence" of absence to compare …
In studying material culture, anthropologists and archaeologists use meaningful physical objects from a culture to help understand the less tangible aspects of that culture, such as societal structure, rituals, and values. This title reveals that the absence of objects can be ju…
In studying material culture, anthropologists and archaeologists use meaningful physical objects from a culture to help understand the less tangible aspects of that culture, such as societal structure, rituals, and values. What happens when these objects are destroyed, by war, n…
Using case studies, this book reveals that the absence of objects can be just as telling as their presence. Covering everything from organ donation, to funerary rituals, to prisoners of war, this text provides a theoretical framework for anthropologists and archaeologists studyi…
In studying material culture, anthropologists and archaeologists use meaningful physical objects from a culture to help understand the less tangible aspects of that culture, such as societal structure, rituals, and values. This title reveals that the absence of objects can be ju…