Robin Ridington 1939 (1 results)
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Published by American Anthropological Association, Washington, DC, 1969
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1152-1160 pages with cited references. Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 6 1/4") bound in original publisher's wrappers. Volume 70, number 6 complete issue. First edition. The paper describes political process among the Beaver Indians of northeastern British Columbia, and analyzes the medicine… fight as a style of discourse that defines the roles assumed in Beaver competition for the validation of supernatural power. It suggests that the medicine fight is related to the ecological imperatives that make success in hunting unpredictable and relatively infrequent: conditions opting for a projection of causation onto others rather than acceptance of guilt. It concludes that complementary theories of explanation are held by members of the same society and that the theory an individual will use is dependent on the needs of the political role he is playing. The roles played are in turn determined by an individual's success or failure relative to others; and success or failure is unpredictable and subject to chance. Condition: Spine and edges sunned, light edge wear, corners bumped, rubbed and creased else very good.
