Aspects of a formalist theory of kinship: The functional basis of its genealogical roots and some extensions in generalized alliance theory

Anthropological Theory

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 212-238

  Lehman, F K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

antisymmetry; generalized alliance theory; kinship algebra; patrilateral marriage alliance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992816480     PISSN: 14634996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146349960100100204     Document Type: Article

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