INTIMATIONS OF INFINITY. THE CULTURAL MEANINGS OF THE IQWAYE COUNTING SYSTEM AND NUMBER

MIMICA, J.

ISBN 10: 0854961453 / ISBN 13: 9780854961450

Published by BERG PUBLISHERS LIMITED, OXFORD, 1988

About this Item

MIMICA, J.: INTIMATIONS OF INFINITY. THE CULTURAL MEANINGS OF THE IQWAYE COUNTING SYSTEM AND NUMBER. OXFORD, 1988, vi 188 p. figuras, 0 gr. Encuadernacion original. Nuevo. (GE-1-3) 0 gr.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: INTIMATIONS OF INFINITY. THE CULTURAL MEANINGS OF THE IQWAYE COUNTING SYSTEM AND NUMBER
• Publisher: BERG PUBLISHERS LIMITED, OXFORD
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0854961453
• ISBN 13: 9780854961450
• Binding: Tapa blanda
• Edition: 1ª edición.
• Condition: New
• Book Type: Libro
• Seller catalogs:
  • Antropologia
  • Historia de la ciencia

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Synopsis

This is a remarkable work which captures the reader's imagination as only few books do. From a description of the counting system of Iqwaye people of Papua New Guinea, the author develops a deeper and broader interpretation of the Iqwaye kinship system and cosmology, culminating in a powerful critique of western assumptions about the development of rational thought.

About the Author

Jadran Mimica Lecturer in Anthropology,University College London