Access to Origins: Affines, Ancestors, and Aristocrats

by Mary W. Helms

Book Overview

In many non-industrial, non-Western societies, power and prestige are closely linked to the extent of an individual's or group's perceived connection to the supernatural realm, which also explains and validates tangible activities such as economic success, victories in war, or control over lucrative trade. Affines (in-laws), ancestors, and aristocrats, in particular, are connected to the realm of creative cosmological origins (i.e., to Genesis),...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292723741
• ISBN13: 9780292723740
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"