Crow-Omaha: New Light on a Classic Problem of Kinship Analysis
(Part of the Amerind Studies in Anthropology Series)
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The "Crow-Omaha problem" has perplexed anthropologists since it was first described by Lewis Henry Morgan in 1871. During his worldwide survey of kinship systems, Morgan learned with astonishment that some Native American societies call some relatives of different generations by the same terms. Why? Intergenerational "skewing" in what came to be named "Crow" and "Omaha" systems has provoked a wealth of anthropological arguments, from Rivers to Radcliffe-Brown,...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0816507902
ISBN13:9780816507900
Release Date:November 2012
Publisher:University of Arizona Press
Length:360 Pages
Weight:1.40 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"
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