The Owners of Kinship: Asymmetrical Relations in Indigenous Amazonia

by Luiz Costa

The Owners of Kinship investigates how kinship in Indigenous Amazonia is derived from the asymmetrical relation between an "owner" and his or her dependents. Through a comprehensive ethnography of the Kanamari, Luiz Costa shows how this relationship is centered around the bond created between the feeder and the fed.

Building on anthropological studies of the acquisition, distribution, and consumption of food and its role in establishing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0997367598
• ISBN13: 9780997367591
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: Hau
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"