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245 10 a| From triads to pentadsh| [electronic resource] :b| modelling myth and kinship in the work of N. J. Allen /c| N. J. Allen ; edited by Robert Parkin.;

260 a| New York :b| Berghahn,c| 2025.;

300 a| x, 244 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm.;

490 0 a| Methodology and history in anthropology ;v| volume 52;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| On the notion of structure -- Hierarchical opposition and some other types of relation -- Debating Dumézil -- Quadripartion of society in early Tibetan sources -- The ideology of the Indo-Europeans : Dumézil's theory and the idea of a fourth function -- The category of substance : a Maussian theme revisited -- Why did Odysseus become a horse? -- A dance of relatives -- Tetradic theory : an approach to kinship -- Assimilation of alternate generations -- Tetradic theory and Omaha systems -- The division of labour and the notion of primitive society : a Maussian perspective.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "N.J. ('Nick') Allen had an extensive academic career, which for the most part was spent in Oxford. He passed away in 2020. This edited volume brings together a selection of his anthropological papers. They cover two major fields and a supplementary one: Indo-European mythical comparison and his own notion of tetradic kinship, supplemented by a long-term interest in the work of Marcel Mauss and his uncle Émile Durkheim. It follows key areas of his research in which his contributions were novel, innovative, stimulating and plausible"--c| Provided by publisher.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

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650 0 a| Mythology, Indo-European.=| ^A25586;

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From triads to pentads modelling myth and kinship in the work of N. J. Allen / N. J. Allen ; edited by Robert Parkin.

Author/creator	Allen, N. J.
Other author	Parkin, Robert, 1950-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	New York : Berghahn, 2025.
Description	x, 244 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subjects	Kinship. Mythology, Indo-European.

Series	Methodology and history in anthropology ; volume 52
Contents	On the notion of structure -- Hierarchical opposition and some other types of relation -- Debating Dumézil -- Quadripartion of society in early Tibetan sources -- The ideology of the Indo-Europeans : Dumézil's theory and the idea of a fourth function -- The category of substance : a Maussian theme revisited -- Why did Odysseus become a horse? -- A dance of relatives -- Tetradic theory : an approach to kinship -- Assimilation of alternate generations -- Tetradic theory and Omaha systems -- The division of labour and the notion of primitive society : a Maussian perspective.
Abstract	"N.J. ('Nick') Allen had an extensive academic career, which for the most part was spent in Oxford. He passed away in 2020. This edited volume brings together a selection of his anthropological papers. They cover two major fields and a supplementary one: Indo-European mythical comparison and his own notion of tetradic kinship, supplemented by a long-term interest in the work of Marcel Mauss and his uncle Émile Durkheim. It follows key areas of his research in which his contributions were novel, innovative, stimulating and plausible"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2024046836
ISBN	9781805398943 (hardback)
ISBN	(epub)
ISBN	(adobe pdf)

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