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050 4 $aGR72$b.B37 2007
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100 1 $aBarber, Karin.
245 14 $aThe anthropology of texts, persons and publics /$cKarin Barber.
246 0 $iSubtitle on cover:$aOral and written culture in Africa and beyond
260 $aCambridge, UK ;$aNew York :$bCambridge University Press,$c2007.
300 $aix, 276 p. ;$c23 cm.
440 0 $aNew departures in anthropology
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 241-264) and index.
520 1 $a"What can texts - both written and oral - tells us about the societies that produce them? How are texts constituted in different cultures, and how do they shape societies and individuals? How can we understand the people who compose them? Drawing on examples from all over the world, this survey sets out to answer these questions, by exploring textuality from a variety of angles. Topics covered include the importance of genre, the ways in which oral genres transcend the here-and-now, and the complex relationship between texts and the material world. The book considers the ways in which personhood is evoked, both in oral poetry and in written diaries and letters, discusses the audience's role in creating the meaning of texts, and shows textual creativity to be a universal human capacity expressed in myriad forms. This book will be welcomed by anyone interested in anthropology, literature and cultural studies."--BOOK JACKET.
505 0 $a1. Anthropology and text -- 2. Genre, society and history -- 3. The constitution of oral texts -- 4. Text and personhood -- 5. Audiences and publics -- 6. The private -- 7. Textual fields and popular creativity.
650 0 $aOral tradition.
650 0 $aOral tradition$xSocial aspects.
650 0 $aLiterature and anthropology.
650 0 $aLiterature and society.
650 0 $aFolklore.
650 0 $aOral tradition$zAfrica.
650 0 $aFolklore$zAfrica.
988 $a20071001
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