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by David L. Carmichael (Editor), Jane Hubert (Editor), Brian Reeves (Editor)
Explores the concept of 'sacred' and what it means and implies to people in differing cultures. It looks at why people regard some parts of the land as special and why this ascription remains constant in some cultures and changes in others.
Author Biography
David Carmichael is Assistant Professor in Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Texas at El Paso; Jane Hubert, a social anthropologist, is Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Psychiatry of Disability at St. George's Hospital Medical School, London; Brian Reeves is Professor Emeritus at the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Audhild Schanche is Director of the Council of Saami Cultural Heritage, Norway.
Number of Pages: 324
Dimensions: 0.89 x 9.21 x 6.2 IN
Publication Date: October 09, 1997
