Intimations of Infinity : The Cultural Meanings of the Iqwaye Counting and Number Systems
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Explorations in Anthropology
ISBN-10
0854961453
ISBN-13
9780854961450
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 1st, 1988
Print length
198 Pages
Weight
453 grams
Product Classification:
Sociology: family & relationshipsAnthropology
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From a description of the counting system of Iqwaye people of Papua New Guinea, the author develops a deeper and broader interpretation of the Iqwaye kinship system and cosmology, culminating in a powerful critique of western assumptions about the development of rational thought.
This is a remarkable work which captures the reader''s imagination as only few books do. From a description of the counting system of Iqwaye people of Papua New Guinea, the author develops a deeper and broader interpretation of the Iqwaye kinship system and cosmology, culminating in a powerful critique of western assumptions about the development of rational thought.
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