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Cosmos and society in Oceania
by Coppet, Daniel De, Iteanu, Andre
fromExplorations in anthropology
Current anthropology uses expressions such as 'society as a whole', 'socio-cosmic relations', 'spatiotemporal extension', 'global ideology', and 'cosmomorphy' to establish that the clear-cut Western dichotomy between society and cosmos is not always to be found in the communitie…
Cosmos and society in Oceania
by Coppet, Daniel De, Iteanu, Andre
fromExplorations in anthropology
Current anthropology uses expressions such as 'society as a whole', 'socio-cosmic relations', 'spatiotemporal extension', 'global ideology', and 'cosmomorphy' to establish that the clear-cut Western dichotomy between society and cosmos is not always to be found in the communitie…