Raymond Corbey (135 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. The Metaphysics of Apes, first published in 2005, traces the discovery and interpretation of the human-like great apes and the ape-like earliest ancestors of present-day humans. It shows how, from the days of Linnaeus to recent research, the sacred and taboo-ridden animal-human boundary was time and again challenged and adjusted. The unique dignity of humans, a central idea and value in the West, was, and to some extent still is, centrally on the minds of taxonomists, ethnologists, primatologists, and archaeologists. It has guided their research to a considerable extent. The basic presupposition was that humans are not entirely part of nature but, as symbolizing minds and as moral persons, transcend nature. This book was the first to offer an anthropological analysis of the burgeoning anthropological disciplines in terms of their own cultural taboos and philosophical preconceptions.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. The Metaphysics of Apes, first published in 2005, traces the discovery and interpretation of the human-like great apes and the ape-like earliest ancestors of present-day humans. It shows how, from the days of Linnaeus to recent research, the sacred and taboo-ridden animal-human boundary was time and again challenged and adjusted. The unique dignity of humans, a central idea and value in the West, was, and to some extent still is, centrally on the minds of taxonomists, ethnologists, primatologists, and archaeologists. It has guided their research to a considerable extent. The basic presupposition was that humans are not entirely part of nature but, as symbolizing minds and as moral persons, transcend nature. This book was the first to offer an anthropological analysis of the burgeoning anthropological disciplines in terms of their own cultural taboos and philosophical preconceptions.…

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Condition: New. This book traces the discovery and interpretation of the human-like great apes and shows how the taboo-ridden animal-human boundary was challenged. Num Pages: 238 pages, 8 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PSVW79; PSX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366. . 2005. Illustrated. paperback. . . . .…

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Softcover. Condition: Good. Former academic library book, with library bookplate to front pastedown. No other library markings. Clean and bright contents mostly. Sound and serviceable overall. Size: 2.3 x 1.6 x 1.5 cm. xviii, 252 pp. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Philosophy; Self; ISBN: 9051832524. ISBN/EAN: 9789051832525. Add. Inventory No: 251120VAE0104625. …

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Condition: New. This book traces the discovery and interpretation of the human-like great apes and shows how the taboo-ridden animal-human boundary was challenged. Num Pages: 238 pages, 8 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PSVW79; PSX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366. . 2005. Illustrated. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The Politics of Species: Reshaping Our Relationships With Other Animals This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. …

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160 pp.; c.100 b/w photographs. Published in conjunction with an exhibition on Colonial Photography in the Afrika Museum, Berg en Dal. Text: Dutch. Baarn, 1989. Pbk. KEYWORDS: 004 Africa: General Art & Reference books 100 Fotografie.

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Paperback. Condition: Good in wraps. 15 x 22cm 254pp good paperback, small previous price sticker on rear cover. "Tribal Art Traffic" traces the movements of hundreds of thousands of masks, statues, amulets, shields, pieces of cloth, utensils, and weapons from overseas tribal cultures to and within North Atlantic societies, in colonial and post colonial times. While the focus is on the relatively small Low Countries and their huge overseas territories, the Belgian Congo and the Netherlands East Indies, related developments in three adjacent colonial powers, Germany, France, and the United Kingdom, are also covered, as are links to the United States. This book charts the means and places through which tribal objects circulated and continue to circulate: colonial trading posts, missionary posts, attics and cellars, living rooms, museums, flea markets, monasteries, auction houses, artists' studios, private collections, and art galleries. In the second part of the book dealers, collectors, and curators relate their more recent experiences with objects-in-motion. This chronicle of European taste, trade and desire sketches the emergence of a western market for tribal art in the course of the twentieth century. - googleboks. English text, black and white reproductions.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Leichte Kratzer / Abnutzungen / Druckstellen. Over the past century, traditional ritual art linked to ancestor cults and spirit beliefs has diminished in the Raja Ampat archipelago. This work aims to catalog 'mon' spirit figures, 'korwars,' and secret priests' drawings, exploring the activities of naturalists, explorers, colonial administrators, and missionaries since the early 19th century. It provides an in-depth discussion of the social and cosmological contexts surrounding these spirit and ancestor figurines, revealing intricate details and fresh insights. The decline of traditional art is attributed to complex interactions involving indigenous agency, religious conversion, cargo cults, modernization, and administrative interventions. The book is richly illustrated, featuring sacred-secret drawings created by indigenous priests for their rituals, which were believed to be lost but have recently been rediscovered. The author, an anthropologist at Leiden University in the Netherlands, has previously published works examining the Marind Anim of New Guinea and Dayak cosmology. …

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.