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Intimations of Infinity: The Cultural Meanings of the Iqwaye Counting and Number Systems - Explorations in Anthropology Jadran Mimica First edition
Intimations of Infinity: The Cultural Meanings of the Iqwaye Counting and Number Systems - Explorations in Anthropology
Jadran Mimica
From a description of the counting system of Iqwaye people of Papua New Guinea, the author develops a deeper and broader interpretation of the Iqwaye kinship system and cosmology, culminating in a powerful critique of western assumptions about the development of rational thought.
200 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | July 1, 1988 |
| ISBN13 | 9780854968541 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 198 |
| Dimensions | 217 × 142 × 16 mm · 302 g |
| Language | English |
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