Library Record
Metadata
Call# |
000004 |
Title |
The power of secrecy among the Coast Salish. |
Author |
Amoss, Pamela T. |
Summary |
"Every social system has the double-edged task of creating ties that bind individuals together and at the same time providing devices for separating them from one another. In this chapter, I will take up one example of the devices used to create breathing space between people by showing how the concept of supernatural power held by modern Coast Salish people creates opportunities for personal privacy in an otherwise very closely packed social group." taken from p. 131. |
Object Name |
Book chapter |
Subjects |
Social customs Social organization--First Nations |
Pub Date |
1977 |