Symbolic Immortality
Download or Read eBook Symbolic Immortality PDF written by Sergei Kan and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2015-12-01 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Sergei Kan |
Publisher | : University of Washington Press |
Total Pages | : 417 |
Release | : 2015-12-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780295806280 |
ISBN-13 | : 0295806281 |
Rating | : 4/5 (80 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.