The ceremonial animal
a new portrait of anthropology
by Wendy James
"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"--Publisher description.
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The Ceremonial Animal: A New Portrait of Anthropology
January 14, 2005, Oxford University Press, USA, Oxford University Press
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February 12, 2004, Oxford University Press, USA
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [346]-354) and index
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