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Jadran Mimica
Intimations of Infinity [EPUB ebook]
The Cultural Meanings of the Iqwaye Counting and Number Systems

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This is a remarkable work which captures the reader’s imagination as only few books do. 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.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 188 ● ISBN 9781000323009 ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2020 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 8112012 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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