Overview

This volume explores the constitutive role of rhetoric in socio-cultural relations, where discursive persuasion is so important, and contains both theoretical chapters as well as fascinating examples of the ambiguities and effects of rhetoric used (un)consciously in social praxis. The elements of power, competition and political persuasion figure prominently. It is an accessible collection of studies, speaking to common issues and problems in social life, and shows the heuristic and often explanatory value of the rhetorical perspective.

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Author:   Jon Abbink ,  Shauna LaTosky
Publisher:   Berghahn Books
Imprint:   Berghahn Books
Volume:   8
ISBN:  

9781789209778

ISBN 10:   1789209773
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   02 February 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Preface PART I: POSITIONING Introduction: Rhetoric in Social Relations Jon Abbink and Shauna LaTosky Chapter 1. Embodied Chiasmus: From Alienation to Participation Jamin Pelkey PART II: BONDING Chapter 2. Kinship: Mother and Child of Rhetoric Jean Lydall Chapter 3. What Do Kinship Terms Do? The Dual Life of Kinship Rhetoric in English-Written Hunter-Gatherers' Ethnography Nurit Bird-David Chapter 4. The Rhetoric of Kinship: 'Doing Kinship' - Some Mambila Cases David Zeitlyn Chapter 5. Establishing Ethos: The Rhetorical Work of Bondfriendship Felix Girke Chapter 6. The Rhetorics of Purging among the Mun (Mursi) of Southern Ethiopia Shauna LaTosky Chapter 7. The Art of Playing Tuql: How to 'Make' Love in Egypt Steffen Strohmenger Chapter 8. Enculturation as Rhetorical Practice Ivo Strecker PART III: CONTESTATION Chapter 9. Sweet Tongues: The Rhetoric of Politeness in Damascus Anke Reichenbach Chapter 10. Words and Images: A Cross-cultural View on Swearing as a Rhetorical Strategy in Social Relations Susan du Mesnil de Rochemont Chapter 11. Flavouring the Nation: The Rhetoric of Nutrition Policies in Ethiopia Valentina Peveri Chapter 12. Power Relations in Suri: Public Speech and Action Jon Abbink Chapter 13. Inducement to Action and Change in Attitude: Coaching in the Light of Rhetorical Anthropology Michal Mokrzan Index

Reviews

It is a quite fascinating, accomplished, and innovative volume ... The co-editors and contributors have put together a rich, multiperspectival, and often compelling exploration of the complex and consequential nexus of social relations and rhetoric. Don Brenneis, University of California, Santa Cruz

“It is a quite fascinating, accomplished, and innovative volume … The co-editors and contributors have put together a rich, multiperspectival, and often compelling exploration of the complex and consequential nexus of social relations and rhetoric.” • Don Brenneis, University of California, Santa Cruz

Author Information

Jon Abbink is a research professor of Politics and Governance in Africa (Political Anthropology) at the African Studies Centre, Leiden University. Recent publications include The Anthropology of Elites (co-edited, Palgrave, 2012), Reconfiguring Ethiopia (co-edited, Routledge, 2013), a co-authored monograph, Suri Orature, on the Suri people (Köppe Verlag, 2014), and the edited volume The Environmental Crunch in Africa (Palgrave, 2018).

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