N.J. ('Nick') Allen had an extensive academic career, which for the most part was spent in Oxford. He passed away in 2020. This edited volume brings together a selection of his anthropological papers. They cover two major fields and a supplementary one: Indo-European mythical comparison and his own notion of tetradic kinship, supplemented by a long-term interest in the work of Marcel Mauss and his uncle Émile Durkheim.It follows key areas of his research in which his contributions were novel, innovative, stimulating and plausible.
| ISBN: | 9781805398943 |
| Publication date: | 1st March 2025 |
| Author: | N J Allen |
| Publisher: | Berghahn Books |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 252 pages |
| Series: | Methodology and History in Anthropology |
| Genres: |
Sociology: family and relationships Social and cultural anthropology Research methods: general |
N.J. ('Nick') Allen had an extensive academic career, which for the most part was spent in Oxford. He passed away in 2020. This edited volume brings together a selection of his anthropological papers. They cover two major fields and a supplementary one: Indo-European mythical comparison and his own notion of tetradic kinship, supplemented by a long-term interest in the work of Marcel Mauss and his uncle Émile Durkheim.It follows key areas of his research in which his contributions were novel, innovative, stimulating and plausible.
From Triads to Pentads features in the following genres: Sociology: family and relationships, Social and cultural anthropology, Research methods: general
From Triads to Pentads is available in Hardback
From Triads to Pentads was written by N J Allen and published by Berghahn Books
From Triads to Pentads has 252 pages
Yes it is part of Methodology and History in Anthropology series
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