Mark S. Mosko Boeken

The first detailed study of Bush Mekeo culture and society offers an in-depth exploration of their traditions, social structures, and way of life. This comprehensive examination provides valuable insights into their customs and practices, shedding light on a unique cultural heritage. Through meticulous research, the book reveals the intricacies of the Bush Mekeo community, making it an essential resource for understanding their history and cultural significance.

Over the past two decades, “chaos theory” – the perception of order previously hidden in phenomena of apparent randomness and disorder – has fundamentally transformed the natural sciences. In recent years, numerous scholars in the social sciences and humanities have attempted to adapt the insights of chaos theory to their studies of human cultural and social systems. Several of the world’s leading anthropologists, such as Roy Wagner, Marshall Sahlins, Marilyn Strathern, and Arjun Appadurai – have similarly drawn upon particular elements of chaos theory for their inspiration, but as yet there is no focused, comprehensive treatment of the applicability of chaos theory to anthropology’s distinctive ethnographic and cross-cultural materials. This edited volume fills the gap, with both accessible theoretical discussions of chaos theory applications in anthropology and detailed ethnographic and historical illustrations from Africa and Melanesia.