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ISBN: 9783700166689
Published by : Austrian Academy of Sciences Press
Series: VERöFFENTLICHUNGEN ZUR SOZIANLANTHROPOLOGIE
Volume: 14
This volume attempts at reconstructing the pre-colonial social structures of the Toba-Batak peoples of the Samosir peninsula in North Sumatra. Because production relationships among the Toba-Batak were based on kinship (lineage organization and... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783700167600
Published by : Austrian Academy of Sciences Press
Series: VERöFFENTLICHUNGEN ZUR SOZIANLANTHROPOLOGIE
Volume: 13
The most extensive collection of Mongolian ethnographica in Europe goes back to the Austrian explorer Hans Leder (1848-1921). Entomological studies led him from southern Siberia to Northern Mongolia in 1892. During further stays in Mongolia bet... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783700161028
Published by : Austrian Academy of Sciences Press
Series: VERöFFENTLICHUNGEN ZUR SOZIANLANTHROPOLOGIE
Volume: 12
The Old Tibetan Annals contain Tibet's oldest extant history. Primarily a bureaucratic register of events, it is the single most reliable source for the history of the first half of the Tibetan Empire (c. 600-850 CE). This record was maintaine... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783700138280
Published by : Austrian Academy of Sciences Press
Series: VERöFFENTLICHUNGEN ZUR SOZIANLANTHROPOLOGIE
Volume: 10
The present study constitutes an extensive contribution to the historical study of early and medieval Tibet and can be seen as follow-up to two previous works published by the same authors in 2000 and 2005 (ÖAW, Beiträge zur Kultur- und Geistes... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783700135982
Published by : Austrian Academy of Sciences Press
Series: VERöFFENTLICHUNGEN ZUR SOZIANLANTHROPOLOGIE
Volume: 8
This volume presents the results of systematic social anthropological research that was conducted in undeveloped regions in southern Saudi Arabia (southern Hijaz and `Asir), a collaborative project between the Austrian Institute of Social Anth... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783700135487
Published by : Austrian Academy of Sciences Press
Series: VERöFFENTLICHUNGEN ZUR SOZIANLANTHROPOLOGIE
Volume: 7
Norms and values are the main topics of this collection of articles. The tenaciousness, but also changes of norms and values in Islamic societies are followed in various Islamic regions, ranging from Libya (Kohl), Egypt (Danczul), Syria (Fartac... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783700135470
Published by : Austrian Academy of Sciences Press
Series: VERöFFENTLICHUNGEN ZUR SOZIANLANTHROPOLOGIE
Volume: 6
What is actually meant by cultural dynamics? How can one study cultural processes of globalization? This volume provides contributions discussing both theoretical aspects and current empirical research from a socio-cultural perspective. German ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783700131335
Published by : Austrian Academy of Sciences Press
Series: VERöFFENTLICHUNGEN ZUR SOZIANLANTHROPOLOGIE
Volume: 5
Hidden deep in the most remote corners of Syria there are a number of extraordinary sites of particular significance. These Syrian places of pilgrimage are visited by members of a wide variety of religious communities and still today exert a hu... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783700131090
Published by : Austrian Academy of Sciences Press
Series: VERöFFENTLICHUNGEN ZUR SOZIANLANTHROPOLOGIE
Volume: 4
Where the mountains can be gods it seems obvious to talk about the sacredness of landscape: The proceedings of an international seminar at Heidelberg in May 1998 presents nine case studies covering the entire range of the Himalaya, from Ladakh ... .... Learn More