An anthropologist's view of the incest taboo through and across cultures, including a new interpretation of kinship that emphasizes the primacy of the symbolic.
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An anthropologist's view of the incest taboo through and across cultures, including a new interpretation of kinship that emphasizes the primacy of the symbolic.
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Minor rubbing. VG. 23x15cm, 341 pp. "The sharing of a sexual partner between relatives has always been taboo. In this work, anthropologist Francoise Heritier charts the incest prohibition throughout history, from the strict decrees of Leviticus to modern civil codes, and finds a secondary type of incest, which she calls the incest of two sisters. The term refers not to incest between two sisters, or between two sisters and their mother, but to a love triangle of sorts in which the transfer of bodily fluids among sexual partners, two of whom are related to each other, creates undeniable bonds. Drawing on her field work in West African societies where the bans against two sisters are particularly stringent and on various cultural practices (such as milk kinship), Heritier fashions a complex "mechanics of fluids" in which blood, milk and semen form the basis for kinship and prohibition. The intricate connections among the social, the natural and the bodily emerge, fully apparent, and kinship studies are seen in a new light, one that illuminates the primacy of the symbolic"-Publisher's description.
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Like New. A sharp academic trade paper, clean with a tight binding with an unmarked text. From a private smoke free collection. Shipping within 24 hours a tracking number and delivery confirmation.
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Very Good Plus. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 341 pp. Tightly bound. Spine not compromised. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Remainder mark bottom fore-edge.
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Like New in Like New jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Zone Books, 1999. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust Jacket like new. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.
