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It is value that brings universes into being
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All this works well enough for the Kayapo. Indeed they might be considered a classic case in point, since they are forced to somehow improvise the equivalent of two moieties in order to conduct their beautiful naming ceremonies and other important ritual events. At these moments, and these moments only, Kayapo “society” is made to appear in its total form. But Turner’s formulation also offers a much more compelling explanation of why it must be made to appear: in order to provide an arena for the realization of social value.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Graeber, D.
- Venue
- HAU: Journal of Ethnographic Theory
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Published
- 2013-06
- Volume
- 3
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 219-243
- ISSN
- 2049-1115 (ISSN-L)
- 2575-1433
- OpenAlex
- W2038289624
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- 337
- References
- 56
- FWCI
- 34.74
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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