On the ontological scheme of Beyond nature and culture

This article is an alternative reading of Philippe Descola’s ontological scheme, arguing that animism, totemism, and analogism are but three forms of animism, namely communal, segmentary, and hierarchical. Often found in various degrees of salience in the same society, all moreover are versions of a...

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Published inHAU journal of ethnographic theory Vol. 4; no. 1; pp. 281 - 290
Main Author SAHLINS, MARSHALL
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago The University of Chicago Press 01.06.2014
University of Chicago Press
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Manambu
Aranda
Hawaiians
animism
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Summary:This article is an alternative reading of Philippe Descola’s ontological scheme, arguing that animism, totemism, and analogism are but three forms of animism, namely communal, segmentary, and hierarchical. Often found in various degrees of salience in the same society, all moreover are versions of an anthropomorphism well known as our own default scheme of things. Ethnographic examples are provided.
ISSN:2575-1433
2049-1115
DOI:10.14318/hau4.1.013