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The Archaeology of Personhood

An Anthropological Approach

Chris Fowler author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:8th Apr '04

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Bringing together a wealth of research in social and cultural anthropology, philosophy and related fields, this is the first book to address the contribution that an understanding of personhood can make to our interpretations of the past

Applying an anthropological approach to detailed case studies from European prehistoric archaeology, the book explores the connection between people, animals, objects, their societies and environments and investigates the relationship that jointly produces bodies, persons, communities and artefacts.

The Archaeology of Personhood examines the characteristics that define a person as a category of being, highlights how definitions of personhood are culturally variable and explores how that variation is connected to human uses of material culture.

‘Without doubt a worthwhile addition to the corpus of archaeological theoretical publications.’www.PalArch.nl

ISBN: 9780415317221

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 200g

192 pages