From where do things culturally diffuse? Paired systems

Abstract

Diffusionism in anthropology posits centres of creativity from which things diffuse, such as ideas and innovations. But what sort of place is likely to be such a centre of creativity? I distinguish two cases, the second of which poses a problem for diffusionism.

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Terence Rajivan Edward
University of Manchester (PhD)

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