Symbolic Immortality
Download or Read eBook Symbolic Immortality PDF written by Sergei Kan and published by Naomi B. Pascal Editor's Endow. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Sergei Kan |
| Publisher | : Naomi B. Pascal Editor's Endow |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2016 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0295995149 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780295995144 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Symbolic Immortality by : Sergei Kan
Book excerpt: Decades after its initial publication, Symbolic Immortality retains its status as the most comprehensive analysis of the mortuary practices of the Tlingit Indians of southeastern Alaska--or any other indigenous culture of the Northwest Coast. This updated and expanded edition furthers our understanding of the potlatch (koo.éex') as a total social phenomenon, with emotional and religious as well as economic and sociopolitical dimensions. The result is a major contribution to both Northwest Coast ethnology and theoretical literature on the anthropology of death.
