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An Anthropology of Absence: Materializations of Transcendence and Loss

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An Anthropology of Absence: Materializations of Transcendence and Loss - Bille, Mikkel (Editor), and Hastrup, Frida (Editor), and Soerensen, Tim Flohr (Editor)
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This text uses eleven case studies to show that in the fields of anthropology and archaeology, the absence of objects can be just as telling as their presence. It also discusses how objects created to memorialize a loss have important cultural implications.

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An Anthropology of Absence: Materializations of Transcendence and Loss 2014, Springer, New York, NY

ISBN-13: 9781489983367

2010 edition

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An Anthropology of Absence: Materializations of Transcendence and Loss 2010, Springer, New York, NY

ISBN-13: 9781441955289

Hardcover