Brian Hayden

Gebundenes Buch

Feasting in Southeast Asia

Beschreibung

Feasting has long played a crucial role in the social, political, and economic dynamics of village life. em>Feasting in Southeast Asia documents the dynamics of traditional feasting and the ways in which the array of different types of feasts benefits hosts. Hayden argues that people's ability to marry, reproduce, defend themselves, and protect their interests all depend on their ability to engage in feasting networks.

Autor

Brian Hayden is professor emeritus of archaeology at Simon Fraser University. He is the author of The Power of Feasts: From Prehistory to the Present, Shamans Sorcerers and Saints: A Prehistory of Religion, and Archaeology: The Science of Once and Future Things.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Hawaii Press
• Seitenzahl: 332
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 152mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 699g
• ISBN-13: 9780824856267
• ISBN-10: 0824856260
• Artikelnr.: 47871181