Autonomy

Life Cycle, Gender, and Status among Himalayan Pastoralists

von Aparna Rao

370 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The question of individuality in non-European, and especially South Asian societies is a controversial one. Studies in anthropology and psychology undertaken in recent years on concepts of person and self approach the problem by concentrating on ideologies; the question of practice remains largely neglected. This is the first study to examine the individual-dividual debate empirically from the - emic - perspective of decision making, observed over a two-year period among the Bakkarwal, Himalayan Muslim pastoralists. Of particular significance is the fact that the author bases her approach on the life cycle and on gender and status differences.

• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Gesellschaft und Kultur, allgemein Gesellschaftliche Gruppen, Gemeinschaften und Identitäten Gruppen
• ISBN: 9781571819031
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.06.1998
• Größe: 222 x 145 mm
• Verlag: Berghahn Books