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The Ceremonial Animal: A New Portrait of Anthropology

The Ceremonial Animal: A New Portrait of Anthropology

James, Wendy
Lambek, Michael

Paperback

AnthropologyGeneral Racism & Ethnic Studies

ISBN10: 0199263345
ISBN13: 9780199263349
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Feb 10 2005
Pages: 410
Weight: 1.46
Height: 0.82 Width: 5.84 Depth: 8.26
Language: English
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 of Toronto.

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