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  | | Great Apes and Humans(1st Edition) The Ethics of Coexistence (Zoo and Aquarium Biology and Conservation Series) by Michael Hutchins, Jane Goodall, Bryan G. Norton, Benjamin B. Beck, Raymond Corbey, Tara S. Stoinski, Terry L. Maple, Arnold Arluke, Elizabeth F. Stevens, David S. Wilkie, Smithsonian Institution Press Hardcover, 388 Pages, Published 2001 by Smithsonian Institution Press ISBN-13: 978-1-56098-969-1, ISBN: 1-56098-969-6 "The great apes -- gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos, and orangutans -- are known to be our closest living relatives. Chimpanzees in particular share 98 percent of our DNA, and scientists widely agree that they exhibit intellectual abilities long thought to be unique to humans, such as self-awareness and the ability to interpret the moods and identify the needs of others. The close relation of apes to humans raises important ethical questio ..." |
 | | The Politics of Species Reshaping our Relationships with Other Animals by Raymond Corbey, Annette Lanjouw 320 Pages, Published 2013 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-107-43456-1, ISBN: 1-107-43456-4 "Keeping Fujimura's words in mind, I began to design an experiment with Bill that would speak to timely concerns in both of our disciplines. Bill brought me up to speed about developments in research on Ectatomma including a new study of “ thievery” by Michael Breed. I had read Breed's earlier papers more than a decade earlier. Breed suggested that individual “thief ants” use chemical camouflage to gain access to neighboring colonies ..." |
 | | The Metaphysics of Apes(1st Edition) Negotiating the Animal-Human Boundary by Raymond Corbey Paperback, 238 Pages, Published 2005 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-54533-4, ISBN: 0-521-54533-1 "Tracing the interpretation of the human-like great apes and ape-like earliest ancestors of present-day humans, this study demonstrates how from the days of Linnaeus to the present, the sacred and taboo-ridden animal-human boundary was constantly tested. The unique dignity of humans, a central value in the West, was, and to some extent still is, on the minds of taxonomists, ethnologists, primatologists, and archaeologists. This book thus ..." |
 | | The Metaphysics of Apes(1st Edition) Negotiating the Animal-Human Boundary by Raymond Corbey Hardcover, 238 Pages, Published 2005 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-83683-8, ISBN: 0-521-83683-2 "The Metaphysics of Apes, first published in 2005, traces the discovery and interpretation of the human-like great apes and the ape-like earliest ancestors of present-day humans. It shows how, from the days of Linnaeus to recent research, the sacred and taboo-ridden animal-human boundary was time and again challenged and adjusted. The unique dignity of humans, a central idea and value in the West, was, and to some extent still is, centra ..." |
 | | The Politics of Species(Reprint) Reshaping our Relationships with Other Animals by Raymond Corbey, Annette Lanjouw Paperback, 310 Pages, Published 2014 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-107-43487-5, ISBN: 1-107-43487-4 "The assumption that humans are cognitively and morally superior to other animals is fundamental to social democracies and legal systems worldwide. It legitimises treating members of other animal species as inferior to humans. The last few decades have seen a growing awareness of this issue, as evidence continues to show that individuals of many other species have rich mental, emotional and social lives. Bringing together leading experts ..." |
 | | The Politics of Species(1st Edition) Reshaping our Relationships with Other Animals by Raymond Corbey, Annette Lanjouw, Kristin Andrews, Jet Bakels, Marc Bekoff Hardcover, 310 Pages, Published 2013 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-107-03260-6, ISBN: 1-107-03260-1 "The assumption that humans are cognitively and morally superior to other animals is fundamental to social democracies and legal systems worldwide. It legitimises treating members of other animal species as inferior to humans. The last few decades have seen a growing awareness of this issue, as evidence continues to show that individuals of many other species have rich mental, emotional and social lives. Bringing together leading experts ..." |
 | | Death and Display Kuba Funerary Art from the Congo River Basin by Raymond Corbey Published 2024 ISBN-13: 978-94-6426-213-1, ISBN: 94-6426-213-3 "Death and display brings ethnographic research and archival sources to bear on these intriguing heirlooms. Their rich iconography offers a kaleidoscope of traditional Kuba sociality, cosmology and ritual." |
 | | Jurookng Shamanic Amulets from Southeast Borneo by Raymond Corbey Hardcover, 243 Pages, Published 2018 by C. Zwartenkot Art Books ISBN-13: 978-90-5450-019-3, ISBN: 90-5450-019-0 "Shamans in Southeast Borneo once donned anthropomorphic amulets (Jurookng) strung on a necklace in order to help them deal with the spirit world, in particular when healing the ill. Such figurines, embodying spirits, were also widely carried, or kept, by the common people as a means of protection against malicious spirits, black magic and other dangers. This abundantly illustrated analysis is based on a lengthy tradition of reports by, ..." |
 | | Korwar Northwest New Guinea Ritual Art According to Missionary Sources by Raymond Corbey 395 Pages, Published 2019 ISBN-13: 978-90-5450-022-3, ISBN: 90-5450-022-0 "While converting these missionaries collected, but they were also involved in the destruction of countless items. 'Korwar." |
 | | Raja Ampat Ritual Art Spirit Priests and Ancestor Cults in New Guinea's Far West by Raymond Corbey Hardcover, 163 Pages, Published 2017 by C. Zwartenkot Art Books - Leiden ISBN-13: 978-90-5450-018-6, ISBN: 90-5450-018-2 "During the past 100 years the traditional ritual art related to ancestor cults, spirit beliefs and headhunting has withered in the sparsely populated Raja Ampat archipelago. Setting out to establish an inventory of the 'mon' spirit figures, 'korwars' and secret priests' drawings, this book delves into the exploits of naturalists, explorers, colonial administrators and, in particular, missionaries since the beginning of the 19th century. ..." |
 | | Of Jars and Gongs Two Keys To Ot Danum Dayak Cosmology by Raymond Corbey Hardcover, 82 Pages, Published 2016 by C. Zwartenkot Art Books ISBN-13: 978-90-5450-016-2, ISBN: 90-5450-016-6 "Raymond Corbey is an anthropologist attached to Leiden University, the Netherlands. His research includes the history of dealings with non-Western ritual art by, among others, missionaries, art dealers and museums." |
 | | Nicolaas de Graaff, Oost-Indise Spiegel by Hetty Plekenpol, Nicolaus De Graaff, Raymond Corbey Paperback, 169 Pages, Published 2010 by Brill Academic Pub ISBN-13: 978-90-6718-358-1, ISBN: 90-6718-358-X "Nicolaas de Graaff (1619-1688) leidde een avontuurlijk leven. Op oorlogs- en handelsschepen bereisde hij een groot deel van de toen bekende wereld. Maar liefst vijf keer reisde hij naar de Oost. Op 68-jarige leeftijd keerde hij terug van zijn laatste grote reis. In het jaar dat hem nog restte, schreef hij zijn Oost-Indise spiegel. Dit werk werd samen met zijn reisbeschrijvingen voor het eerst gepubliceerd in 1701, waarna in 1704 een mee ..." |
 | | Headhunters from the Swamps The Marind Anim of New Guinea as Seen by the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, 1905-1925 by Raymond Corbey Paperback, 136 Pages, Published 2010 by Kitlv Press ISBN-13: 978-90-6718-359-8, ISBN: 90-6718-359-8 "In 1905, the Tilburg Missionaries of the Sacred Heart established their first mission post among the Marind Anim on the southwest coast of New Guinea. These Dutch missionaries were to witness the swift and dramatic demise of an ancient cultural tradition. They recorded its intricate cosmology, complex initiation ceremonies, spectacular art and intensive headhunting in writing and photographs."They are veritable human beings, sensible be ..." |
 | | Metafisiche delle scimmie. Negoziando il confine animali-umani by Raymond Corbey Paperback, 253 Pages, Published 2008 ISBN-13: 978-88-339-1867-9, ISBN: 88-339-1867-X |
 | | TRIBAL ART TRAFFIC(1st Edition) (Kit Publications) by Raymond Corbey Paperback, 255 Pages, Published 2002 by Kit Publishers ISBN-13: 978-90-6832-197-5, ISBN: 90-6832-197-8 ""Tribal Art Traffic" traces the movements of hundreds of thousands of masks, statues, amulets, shields, pieces of cloth, utensils, and weapons from overseas tribal cultures to and within North Atlantic societies, in colonial and post colonial times. While the focus is on the relatively small Low Countries and their huge overseas territories, the Belgian Congo and the Netherlands East Indies, related developments in three adjacent coloni ..." |
 | | Snellen om namen / druk 1(1st Edition) de Marind Anim van Nieuw-Guinea door de ogen van de Missionarissen van het Heilig Hart, 1905-1925 by Raymond Corbey. Paperback, 136 Pages, Published 2007 by Koninklijke Brill N.V. ISBN-13: 978-90-6718-302-4, ISBN: 90-6718-302-4 "Verbijstering en fascinatie, bestrijding en bestudering gingen hand in hand. Raymond Corbey kreeg toestemming de bijzondere foto s uit het archief van de congregatie te publiceren." |
 | | Alterity, Identity, Image Contributions Towards a Theoretical Perspective (Amsterdam Studies on Cultural Identity) by Raymond Corbey, Joseph Theodoor Leerssen, Joep Leerssen, R. Corbey Library, 252 Pages, Published 1991 by Brill | Rodopi ISBN-13: 978-90-5183-251-8, ISBN: 90-5183-251-6 "THE OTHER WITHIN 1 Ernst van Alphen Si je suis dtranger, il n'y a pas d'e" trangers. Julia Kristeva, Etrangers d nous-mimes 'Identity' and 'alterity' are concepts with a past. They have had different meanings throughout history, and they have created history by their application to different objects. When applied to imperialistic expansion, identity and alterity are primarily defined in terms of race or ethnicity. When applied to th ..." |
 | | Wildheid en beschaving De Europese verbeelding van Afrika (Dutch Edition) by Raymond Corbey 182 Pages, Published 1989 by Ambo ISBN-13: 978-90-263-0978-6, ISBN: 90-263-0978-3 |
 | | De mens een dier? Scheler, Plessner en de crisis van het traditionele mensbeeld by Raymond Corbey 192 Pages, Published 1988 by [R. Corbey] Import ISBN-13: 978-90-90-02341-0, ISBN: 90-90-02341-0 |
 | | Ape, man, apeman Changing views since 1600 : evaluative proceedings of the symposium ... Leiden, the Netherlands, 28 June-1 July 1993 by Raymond Corbey, Bert Theunissen, Rijksuniversiteit Te Leiden Paperback, 408 Pages, Published 1995 by Dept. Of Prehistory, Leiden University ISBN-13: 978-90-73368-05-7, ISBN: 90-73368-05-7 |
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