The Occult Life of Things

Author	: Fernando Santos-Granero
Publisher	: University of Arizona Press
Total Pages	: 288
Release	: 2013-02
ISBN-10	: 9780816530427
ISBN-13	: 0816530424
Rating	: 4/5 (424 Downloads)

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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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