Pigs and Persons in the Philippines : Human-Animal Entanglements in Ifugao Rituals
Jon Henrik Ziegler. Remme
Bok Engelsk 2014 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Lanham : : Lexington Books, , 2014.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (177 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Pigs Make Kin; 3 Pigs and Human-Bā'i Relations; 4 Pigs and Social Differentiation; 5 Unmaking a Person; 6 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author. - This book examines how pigs are entangled in the constitution of relations between humans and between humans and spirits among the Ifugao of Northern Luzon in the Philippines. The book applies concepts like relational personhood, assemblages, and performativity to argue that persons emerge from relational practices of exchange and sacrifice. It also argues that pigs are constitutively involved in these practices.
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| Emner | Ethnology
Human-animal relationships - Philippines - Ifugao Ifugao (Philippine people) - Rites and ceremonies - Philippines - Ifugao Swine - Social aspects - Ifugao - Philippines Vis mer... Ethnology -- Philippines -- Ifugao.
Ifugao (Philippine people) -- Rites and ceremonies. Swine -- Social aspects -- Philippines -- Ifugao. Antropologi Dyr East Asia Filippinene Griser History & Archaeology Ifugao (Folk) Kosmologi Luzon Mennesker Regions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East Ritualer Sosialantropologi person |
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| Dewey | 390.0899922 . - 306.09599
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| ISBN | 9780739190418
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