Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction. A perfect host: Julian Pitt-Rivers and the anthropology of grace / Andrew Shryock and Giovanni da Col
Part I: Moral frames: honor, mana, and grace
Chapter One. Honor and social status in Andalusia
Chapter Two. Mana
Chapter Three. The place of grace in anthropology
Chapter Four. The malady of honor
Part II: Uncertain relations: kin/friend, host/guest, male/female, and human/animal
Chapter Five. The kith and the kin
Chapter Six. Ritual kinship in the Mediterranean: Spain and the Balkans
Chapter Seven. The law of hospitality
Chapter Eight. Women and sanctuary in the Mediterranean
Chapter Nine. The paradox of friendship
Chapter Ten. Lending a hand: Neighborly cooperation in southwestern France
Chapter Eleven. Spiritual power in Central America: The naguals of Chiapas
Part III: Transformative rites: sacrifice, substitution, and the sacred
Chapter Twelve. The sacrifice of the bull
Chapter Thirteen. The role of pain in rites of passage
Chapter Fourteen. From the love of food to the love of God
Chapter Fifteen. Quand nos aînés n’y seront plus
Chapter Sixteen. The fate of Shechem or the politics of sex
Part IV: Analytics in place: concepts, theory, and method
Chapter Seventeen. Contextual analysis and the locus of the model
Chapter Eighteen. On the word “caste”
Chapter Nineteen. Race in Latin America: The concept of “raza”
Chapter Twenty. Reflections on fieldwork in Spain
Afterword. Grace and insight: The legacy of Julian Pitt-Rivers / Michael Herzfeld
Reference List
Index