The Anthropology of Love and Anger: The Aesthetics of Conviviality in Native Amazonia

Questions the very foundations of western sociological thought. A fascinating work that contains case studies from across South America and discussions on topics such as the efficacy of laughter.

Author: Joanna Overing
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 10/12/2000
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.34h x 6.24w x 0.61d
ISBN: 9780415224185

About the Author
Joanna Overing is Professor and Chair of the Social Anthropology Department, University of St. Andrews and Director for the Centre for indigenous American Studies at St. Andrews. Alan Passes is a novelist, screenwriter and anthropologist.