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019 _a(OCoLC)1029825010
019 _a(OCoLC)1032684291
019 _a(OCoLC)1037982312
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035 _a(DE-B1597)9781400859542
035 _a(DE-B1597)447318
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082 0 4 _a304.2
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084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aHelms, Mary W.
_eautore
245 1 0 _aUlysses' Sail :
_bAn Ethnographic Odyssey of Power, Knowledge, and Geographical Distance /
_cMary W. Helms.
250 _aCourse Book
264 1 _aPrinceton, NJ :
_bPrinceton University Press,
_c[2014]
264 4 _c©1988
300 _a1 online resource (312 p.)
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
347 _atext file
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490 0 _aPrinceton Legacy Library ;
_v916
505 0 0 _tFrontmatter --
_tContents --
_tList of Illustrations --
_tPreface --
_t1. Positions and Problems --
_t2. The Cultural Creation of Space and Distance --
_t3. The Investigation of Cultural Distance --
_t4. The Authority of Distant Knowledge --
_t5. Gods or Devils or Only Men --
_t6. The Outer Realms of Christendom --
_t7. Conclusion --
_tReferences --
_tIndex
506 0 _arestricted access
_uhttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
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520 _aWhat do long-distance travelers gain from their voyages, especially when faraway lands are regarded as the source of esoteric knowledge? Mary Helms explains how various cultures interpret space and distance in cosmological terms, and why they associate political power with information about strange places, peoples, and things. She assesses the diverse goals of travelers, be they Hindu pilgrims in India, Islamic scholars of West Africa, Navajo traders, or Tlingit chiefs, and discusses the most extensive experience of long-distance contact on record--that between Europeans and native peoples--and the clash of cultures that arose from conflicting expectations about the "faraway.".The author describes her work as "especially concerned with the political and ideological contexts or auras within which long-distance interests and activities may be conducted . Not only exotic materials but also intangible knowledge of distant realms and regions can be politically valuable `goods,' both for those who have endured the perils of travel and for those sedentary homebodies who are able to acquire such knowledge by indirect means and use it for political advantage."Originally published in 1988.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
530 _aIssued also in print.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021)
650 0 _aAcculturation.
650 0 _aIntercultural communication.
650 0 _aSocial distance.
650 0 _aVoyages and travels
_xReligious aspects.
650 7 _aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography.
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