{"product_id":"culture-creation-and-procreation-concepts-of-kinship-in-south-asian-practice-9781571819123","title":"Culture, Creation, and Procreation: Concepts of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tAs reproduction is seen as central to kinship and the biological link as the primary bond between parents and their offspring, Western perceptions of kin relations are primarily determined by ideas about \"consanguinity,\" \"genealogical relations,\" and \"genetic connections.\" Advocates of cultural constructivism have taken issue with a concept that puts so much stress on heredity as being severely biased by western ideas of kinship. Ethnosociologists in particular developed alternative systems using indigenous categories. This symbolic approach has, however, been rejected by some scholars as plagued by the problems of the analytical separation of ideology from practice, of largely overlooking relations of domination, and of ignoring the questions of shared knowledge and choice. This volume offers a corrective by discussing the constitution of kinship among different communities in South Asia and addressing the relationship between ideology and practice, cultural models, and individiual strategies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"I would advise everybody who is interested in new directions in anthropological theory on kinship to read this volume; they could find remarkable observations that would be useful for their own research.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  · L'Homme\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"[This volume] offers a nuanced exploration of the complexities of the ideology and practice of kinship in this diverse region ... which will be especially useful for graduate students. It also has the potential to serve as a valuable resource for students and scholars investigating kinship outside of South Asia.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  · Folklore Bulletin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Maps, Figures, and Tables\u003cbr\u003e \tPreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction: \u003c\/strong\u003eIndigenous Models and Kinship Theories: An Introduction to a South Asian Perspective\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMonika Böck and Aparna Rao\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePart I: Community and Person\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e We, the Brothers of Tiger and Bamboo: On the Notions of Person and Kin in the Eastern Hills of Nepal\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eCharlotte Hardman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2. \u003c\/strong\u003eVillage Bodies? Reflections on Locality, Constitution, and Affect in Rajasthani Kinship\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eHelen Lambert\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3. \u003c\/strong\u003eBlood, Milk, and Mountains: Marriage Practice and Concepts of Predictability among the Bakkarwal of Jammu and Kashmir\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAparna Rao\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. \u003c\/strong\u003eKinship, Creation, and Procreation among the Vagri of South India\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eLukas Werth\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e Nature, Nurture, and Kinship: Body Fluids and Experience in the Social Organisation and Identity of a Peripatetic People\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJoseph C. Berland\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePart II: Gender and Change\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e Kinship and Gender Identity: Some Notes on Marumakkathayam in Kerala\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMarion H.G. den Uyl\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7. \u003c\/strong\u003eHabitus and its Implications in Constructing Kinship Ties: Data from a Bangladesh Settlement in Britain\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eSultana M. Khanum\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/strong\u003e Kinship and Marriage in the Construction of Identity and Group Boundaries among Indians in Mauritius\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eOddvar Hollup\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePart III: Shared Knowledge in Practice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9. \u003c\/strong\u003eTheatre of Memory: Ritual Kinship Performances of the African Diaspora in Pakistan\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eHelene Basu\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10.\u003c\/strong\u003e Kinship as Anger: Relations of Resentment in Kalasha Divination\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003ePeter Parkes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11.\u003c\/strong\u003e Marriage Strategies in Lahore: Projections of a Model Marriage on Social Processes\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMichael Fischer and Wenonah Lyon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 12.\u003c\/strong\u003e Power and Fertility: Divine Kinship in South India\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAnthony Good\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eSylvia Vatuk\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tNotes on Contributors\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041434796375,"sku":"9781571819123","price":26.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781571819123.jpg?v=1750950267","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/culture-creation-and-procreation-concepts-of-kinship-in-south-asian-practice-9781571819123","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}