Understanding Culture: An Introduction to Anthropological Theory by Philip Carl Salzman

Understanding Culture: An Introduction to Anthropological Theory

Philip Carl Salzman

173 pages first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction informative reflective medium-paced
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Are cows sacred to Indian Hindus because they stand for nature and life, as symbolic analysts explain, or because they pull plows and fertilize the land, providing people with food, as cultural materialists argue? Do Muslim Sufi Orders incorporate...

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