About the House: Levi-Strauss and Beyond

The domestic unit is inseparable from its homestead, and the "house," at once a physical place and a social unit, is often also a unit of production and consumption, a cult group, and even a political faction. Inspired by Lévi-Strauss' suggestion that the multi-functional noble houses of Medieval Europe were simply the best-known examples of a widespread social institution, the contributors to this collection analyze "house" systems in Southeast Asia and South America, exploring the interrelationships among buildings, people, and ideas. They reveal some of the ways in which houses can stand for social groups and serve as images of process and order.

Author: Janet Carsten
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 05/04/1995
Pages: 316
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 8.97h x 6.04w x 0.73d
ISBN: 9780521479530

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