The Archaeology of Personhood: An Anthropological Approach

by Chris Fowler

Themes in Archaeology Series

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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 pastApplying an anthropological approach to detailed case studies from European prehistoric archaeology, the book explores the connection between people, animals, objects, their societies and environments and investigates the relationship that jointly produces show more bodies, persons, communities and artefacts.The Archaeology of Personhood examine show less

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Chris Fowler lectures at the University of Manchester. He is a specialist in the British Neolithic and archaeological theory.

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The Archaeology of Personhood: An Anthropological Approach

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Anthropology, Nonfiction, History, Philosophy
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302.5Society, government, & cultureSocial sciences, sociology & anthropologyMass Communication & MediaRelation of individual to society
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CC72 .F68Auxiliary Sciences of HistoryArchaeologyArchaeologyPhilosophy. Theory
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