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Author Pitt-Rivers, Julian A. (Julian Alfred), author

Title The fate of Shechem ; or, The politics of sex : essays in the anthropology of the Mediterranean / Julian Pitt-Rivers
Published Cambridge [Eng.] : Cambridge University Press, 1977
Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, 1977
©1977

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Description xiii, 193 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Series Cambridge studies in social anthropology ; no. 19
Cambridge studies in social anthropology ; no. 19
Contents 1. The anthropology of honour -- 2. Honour and social status in Andalusia -- 3. Spiritual kinship in Andalusia -- 4. The moral foundations of the family -- 5. The law of hospitality -- 6. Women and sanctuary in the Mediterranean -- 7. The fate of Shechem or the politics of sex
Analysis Honour Mediterranean region. Anthropological perspectives. Study regions: Spain. Andalusia
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Cambridge studies in social anthropology no:19 0068-6794
Subject Ethnology -- Spain -- Andalusia.
Ethnology -- Mediterranean Region.
Honor.
Ethnology -- Spain -- Andalusia.
Sex customs -- Mediterranean Region.
LC no. 76027913
ISBN 0521214270