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Twins in the world : the legends they inspire and the lives they lead
Author
Title
Twins in the world : the legends they inspire and the lives they lead / Alessandra Piontelli.
ISBN
9780230615533
0230615538
1282198831
9781282198838
0230605966
9780230605961
0230605974
9780230605978
Edition
1st ed.
Published
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Physical Description
1 online resource. (xii, 253 pages) : illustrations
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
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Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
In this compelling narrative, Alessandra Piontelli explores the different roles that twins play in societies around the world. In her travels throughout Africa, Asia, South America, and the Pacific rim, Piontelli has observed how some cultures deify twins while other cultures attribute evil spirits to them and others outright destroy all multiple siblings. Twins in the World mixes anthropology, ethnography, and religious studies to show the most critical aspect of comparative world culture--how a society cares for its young--through the lens of twins, who seem to hold a special place in all cultures.
Variant and related titles
Palgrave social & cultural studies collection 2008.
Other formats
Print version: Piontelli, Alessandra, 1945- Twins in the world. 1st ed. New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 19, 2018
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-245) and index.
Contents
Introduction: a personal journey
Our twins
Voodoo twins
Stone idols
The big shock
Keepers and outcasts
Forced adoption and the sex trade
Let nature take its course
The hold of superstition
Heart of darkness
One gender and one only
Abuse and neglect
Till death us do part
Conclusion: bringing it all back home.
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