Two Crows Denies It
A History of Controversy in Omaha Sociology
R H Barnes author Raymond J DeMallie editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:University of Nebraska Press
Published:1st Jan '06
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An ambitious historical analysis of anthropological scholarship about Omaha social systems.
Offers a historical analysis of anthropological scholarship about Omaha kinship systems. This work offers a critique of this established scholarship, including the work of Levi-Strauss, Dorsey, and Fletcher.In Two Crows Denies It, R. H. Barnes undertakes an ambitious historical analysis of anthropological scholarship about Omaha kinship systems. His groundbreaking work offers a critique of this established scholarship, including the work of Lévi-Strauss, Dorsey, and Fletcher. In comparing the primary and secondary accounts of Omaha descent, relationship, and naming systems, Barnes reveals the dissonance between the reality of Omaha society and the scholarship that has formed around it. Not only does he put forth a new and more realistic interpretation of Omaha sociology specifically, but in so doing he provides a reinterpretation of an aspect of anthropological theory. This edition includes a new introduction by Raymond J. DeMallie.
“An important contribution to the anthropological literature of American Indian social systems.”—American Indian Culture and Research Journal
“A major contribution to kinship studies and one which will certainly lead many of us—including myself—to qualify their interpretations.”—Claude Lévi-Strauss
“A major contribution to the study of kinship, comparative ethnology, and the sociology of anthropological knowledge. The book deserves careful attention by anyone interested in the nature of anthropological inquiry.”—Plains Anthropologist
ISBN: 9780803262546
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 340g
272 pages