Anthropology of Nature

It looks as though the anthropology of nature is an oxymoron of sorts, given that for the past few centuries, nature has been characterized in the West by humans' absence, and humans, by their capacity to overcome what is natural in them. But nature does not exist as a sphere of autonomous real...

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Hoofdauteur: Philippe Descola (auth)
Formaat: Elektronisch Hoofdstuk
Taal:Engels
Gepubliceerd in: Collège de France 2014
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Samenvatting:It looks as though the anthropology of nature is an oxymoron of sorts, given that for the past few centuries, nature has been characterized in the West by humans' absence, and humans, by their capacity to overcome what is natural in them. But nature does not exist as a sphere of autonomous realities for all peoples. By positing a universal distribution of humans and non-humans in two separate ontological fields, we are for one quite ill equipped to analyse all those systems of objectification...
ISBN:9782722602823
Toegang:Open Access