Elements of Social Organisation
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Elements of Social Organisation

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eBook - ePub

Elements of Social Organisation

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An illuminating introduction to the methods and problems of social anthropology, this book draws on a wide range of illustrations, including Raymond Firth's own experiences in New Zealand, Malaya and the Solomon Islands.
The concept of social organisation is discussed with special reference to the role of individual choice and decision in social affairs and the nature of social change. Social organisation in relation to economic, aesthetic, moral and religious values is also examined.
First published in 1951. This re-issue is of the third, 1961 edition.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2013
Print ISBN
9780415330169
eBook ISBN
9781136536960
Edition
1
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Anthropology
Index
Social Sciences
Index
ABSTRACTION, in social anthropology, 19, 21, 26, 27, 34, 35; in economic anthropology, 125–130; in art, 175
Achehnese, 36–38
Æsthetic choice, 123; creation, 242; values, 4, 43, 64, 132, 156–162 et seq., 247
African, art, 156, 159, 166–168, 170, 172; land, 103; peasantry, 11, 13–14, 88–89, 92, 93, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99–100, 110, 135, 138, 146, 199; religion, 8, 80, 108–109, 224; society, 10, 32, 210
Anand, Mulk Raj, 179
Ancestor cult, 4, 8, 9, 24–26, 53, 107, 112, 167, 197, 207, 216, 227, 238, 244, 245
Arensburg, C. M., 17 n.
Art, primitive, defined, 163; æsthetic quality, 156–161; religious aspects, 179–180; social correlates, 162–175; symbolism, 175–179; theoretical interpretation, 181–182
Australian aborigines, art, 155, 157, 170, 176, 177; morality, 196, 206, 210; ritual, 80, 224, 231– 232; social ties, 28
Authority, 4, 9, 14; moral, 186, 188, 189; political, 55; religious, 236, 237, 239–240, 241, 242, 243, 248, 250
Bemba, 100, 146
Benedict, R., 4 n.
Bentham, J., 202–203
Bi Rom, 23
Bret...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Original Title Page
  6. Original Copyright Page
  7. Table of Contents
  8. List of Plates
  9. Preface 1971
  10. Introduction to Third Edition
  11. Introduction(to First Edition)
  12. I. The Meaning of Social Anthropology
  13. II. Structure and Organizationin a Small Community
  14. III. Social Change in Peasant Communities
  15. IV. The Social Framework of Economic Organization
  16. V. The Social Framework of Primitive Art
  17. VI. Moral Standards and Social Organization
  18. VII. Religion in Social Reality
  19. Appendix
  20. Index