Rethinking Relation-Substance Dualism by Aurlie Nvot - 9781032426648

Rethinking Relation-Substance DualismSubmutances and the Body\nAuthor(s): Aurlie Nvot\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032426648, 978-1032426648\nSynopsis\nThis book analyses anthropological debates on relationism (referring to methodological and theoretical issues) and sets out to reconsider these discussions with regards to the notion of substance (generally associated with the body). Reflecting on the philosophical origins and implications of these two concepts, the author aims to bring them to the heart of contemporary anthropological discourse and addresses the erasure (or blurring) of substance in favour of relation. The argument put forward is that the conceptual pairing of substance-relation should be substituted for the nature-culture dualism that has been dominant in structural anthropology. The chapters engage with the work of scholars such as Philippe Descola, Eduardo Viveiros de Castro, and Wang Min.