| Description |
x, 260 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Cambridge studies in social and cultural anthropology ; 76 |
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Cambridge studies in social and cultural anthropology ; 76
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: List of illustrations -- 1. Introduction J. G. Peristiany and Julian Pitt-Rivers -- 2. Royalty and ritual in the Middle Ages: coronation and funerary rites in France Catherine Lafages -- 3. The court surrounds the King: Louis XIV, the Palatine Princess, and Saint-Simon Emmanuel Leroy Ladurie -- 4. Rites as acts of institution Pierre Bourdieu -- 5. Religion, world views, social classes, and honor during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in Spain Julio Caro Baroja -- 6. The Sophron - a secular saint? wisdom and the wise in a Cypriot community J. G. Peristiany -- 7. The Greek hero J. K. Campbell -- 8. Name, blood, and miracles: the claims to renown in traditional Sicily Maria Pia Di Bella -- 9. From the death of men to the peace of God: violence and peace-making in the Rif Raymond Jamous -- 10. Indarra: some reflections on a Basque concept Sandra Ott -- 11. Postscript: the place of grace in anthropology Julian Pitt-Rivers -- Index |
| Analysis |
Social anthropology |
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Social anthropology |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Cambridge studies in social and cultural anthropology no:76 |
| Subject |
Honor.
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| SUBJECT |
Mediterranean Region -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00005010
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| Author |
Peristiany, John G. (John George), 1911-1987.
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Pitt-Rivers, Julian A. (Julian Alfred)
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| LC no. |
90001861 |
| ISBN |
0521390559 (hardback) |
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