About the House: Lévi-Strauss and Beyond

by Janet Carsten (Editor), Stephen Hugh-Jones (Editor)

The domestic unit is inseparable from its homestead, and the "house," at once a physical place and a social unit, is often also a unit of production and consumption, a cult group, and even a political faction. Inspired by Lévi-Strauss' suggestion that the multi-functional noble houses of Medieval Europe were simply the best-known examples of a widespread social institution, the contributors to this collection analyze "house" systems in Southeast Asia and South America, exploring the interrelationships among buildings, people, and ideas. They reveal some of the ways in which houses can stand for social groups and serve as images of process and order.

Genres: Anthropology

300 pages, Paperback

First published May 26, 1995

Reviews

[mahatmanto · Rating 4 out of 5]

ini kumpulan paper mengenai konsep levi-strauss:"rumah" sebagai institusi sosial. ada tulisan roxana waterson di bagian akhir mengenai arsitektur rumah di nusantara.