The ceremonial animal : a new portrait of anthropology
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The ceremonial animal : a new portrait of anthropology
Oxford University Press, 2005, c2003
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Mounted an information of paperback ed. on t.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. [346]-354) and index
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Adapting Wittgenstein's concept of the human species as 'a ceremonial animal', Wendy James writes vividly and readably. Her new overview advocates a clear line of argument: that the concept of social form is a primary key to anthropology and the human sciences as a whole. Weaving memorable ethnographic examples into her text, James brings together carefully selected historical sources as well as references to current ideas in neighbouring disciplines such as
archaeology, paleoanthropology, genetics, art and material culture, ethnomusicology, urban and development studies, politics, economics, psychology, and religious studies. She shows the relevance of anthropology to pressing world issues such as migration, humanitarian politics, the new reproductive
technologies, and religious fundamentalism.
Wendy James's engaging style will appeal to specialist and non-specialist alike. The Foreword is written by Michael J. Lambek, Professor of Anthropology, University
Table of Contents
- FOREWORD
- THE QUEST FOR PATTERN
- SHAPE AND RHYTHM IN SOCIAL FORMS
- LANGUAGE AND THE MAKING OF PERSONS
- PRACTICE AND POLITICS IN THE CEREMONIAL ARENA
- LARGE-SCALE MODERN FORMS
- CONCLUDING ESSAY
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