Title:	The Archaeology of Personhood
Other Titles:	An anthropological approach
Authors:	Chris, Fowler Julian Thomas
Keywords:	An anthropological approach
Issue Date:	2004
Publisher:	Routledge
Description:	Understanding personhood, the notion of what it means to be a person, can reveal a great deal about societies in any place in any time. It is therefore highly relevant to those reconstructing past social worlds from the archaeological record. The Archaeology of Personhood examines the characteristics that define a person as a category of being, highlights how definitions of personhood are culturally variable and explores how that variation is connected to human uses of material culture. Applying an anthropological approach to detailed case studies from European prehistoric archaeology, the book explores the connection between people, animals, objects and their societies and environments; it also investigates the relationships that jointly produce bodies, persons, communities and artefacts. Bringing together a wealth of research in social and cultural anthropology, philosophy and related fields, this is the first book to address the contribution that an understanding of personhood can make to our interpretations of the past
URI:	http://10.6.20.12:80/handle/123456789/18410
ISBN:	0-203-58321-3
Appears in Collections:	Archeology and Heritage Management

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