The Occult Life of Things

The Occult Life of Things
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Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Total Pages : 288
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ISBN-10 : 9780816530427
ISBN-13 : 0816530424
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Book Synopsis The Occult Life of Things by : Fernando Santos-Granero

Download or read book The Occult Life of Things written by Fernando Santos-Granero and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2013-02 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combining linguistic, ethnological, and historical perspectives, the contributors to this volume draw on a wealth of information gathered from ten Amerindian peoples belonging to seven different linguistic families to identify the basic tenets of what might be called a native Amazonian theory of materiality and personhood.


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