Ulysses' Sail: An Ethnographic Odyssey of Power, Knowledge, and Geographical Distance

Front Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 2
Copyright......Page 3
Dedication......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
List of Illustrations......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
Basic Hypotheses......Page 11
Distance and Knowledge......Page 15
2. The Cultural Creation of Space and Distance......Page 28
Spatial Zones......Page 30
Directionality, Distance, and Time......Page 41
The Politics of Distance......Page 57
Motives for Travel......Page 74
The Ritual of Travel......Page 88
Men of Learning from Afar......Page 102
The Strange and the Precious......Page 119
Kingship and the Power Outside......Page 139
Knowledge, Power, and Foreign Affairs......Page 156
The Emperor\'s Zoo......Page 171
Ancestors and Mythical Heroes......Page 180
People of Power......Page 190
The Acquisition of European Power......Page 199
Wilderness and Paradise......Page 219
Merchants, Friars, and Other Heroes......Page 245
Aristocracy and the Wider World......Page 257
7. Conclusion......Page 269
References......Page 277
Index......Page 301
Back Cover......Page 306