Ecology and the Sacred: Engaging the Anthropology of Roy A. Rappaport

376 Pages·2001·7.57 MB·English

by  Ellen Messer

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Contents
Acknowledgments
IX
ThinkainnEdgn gagtihWnegh o:lT ehe Aonptoohglry
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KickOifntfgh K eai kIon:s btiyal,Oi ptptoursnmi,
anCdr iisnEi csoo gliAcnatrlho oplogy 49
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Consiindge Prtohweae nrPd o tenotfti hael
AntrhopoogloyfT rouble 99
BarbaR aorsJeoh nston
Teenasn Tdro ubline sNt ehwWe o rOlrd der 122
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EthnograanHpdih siitcco Parhle nomientn hLaei ght
ofR oyR appoatrp'Asn aloyfsR iist ual 145
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EdwdaL rPiuma
LiosftC ontributors 353
Index 357
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