Introduction: The anthropology of creations

Anthropological Forum

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 215-234

  Lohmann, Roger Ivar ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Creation; Imagination; Innovation; Invention; Tradition

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958138196     PISSN: 00664677     EISSN: 14692902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00664677.2010.515291     Document Type: Article

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