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Space, kinship, and mind

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 December 2010

Giovanni Bennardo
Giovanni Bennardo
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Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115. [email protected]/anthro/faculty_staff/faculty/bennardo.shtml
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Abstract

In this commentary, I focus on Jones' suggestion of a close connection between the domain of space and that of kinship. I expand on that suggestion by introducing the concept of frame of reference and show how it can possibly participate to the generation of kinship systems.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 33 , Issue 5 , October 2010 , pp. 382 - 383
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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