The Ceremonial Animal: A New Portrait of Anthropology

Author:   Wendy James (Professor of Social Anthropology, University of Oxford, and President, Royal Anthropological Institute)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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Pages:   410
Publication Date:   25 November 2004
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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

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Author:   Wendy James (Professor of Social Anthropology, University of Oxford, and President, Royal Anthropological Institute)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.90cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.640kg
ISBN:  

9780199263349


ISBN 10:   0199263345
Pages:   410
Publication Date:   25 November 2004
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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FOREWORD By Michael J. Lambek, Professor of Anthropology, University of Toronto THE QUEST FOR PATTERN 1: Key Questions in Anthropology 2: Dialogues with Grand Theory SHAPE AND RHYTHM IN SOCIAL FORMS 3: Species, Space, and Time 4: Daughters of the Dance 5: On Ritual and Social Memoey LANGUAGE AND THE MAKING OF PERSONS 6: Language and Social Engagement 7: The Dialectics of Gender and Generation 8: Human Bodies, Social Persons, and Selves PRACTICE AND POLITICS IN THE CEREMONIAL ARENA 9: Place, Home, and Habitus 10: Work, Wealth, and Exchange 11: Theatres of Power, War, and Peace LARGE-SCALE MODERN FORMS 12: The New Spaces: Cities and Popular Culture 13: The Modern Person and 'The Market' 14: States, 'Nations', and the Struggles of the People CONCLUDING ESSAY 15: Anthropology as a Human Science: Conversations with History and Religion Notes Select Bibliography

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President, Royal Anthropological Institute, 2001-; Vice-President, British Institute in Eastern Africa, 2001-; appointed Fellow of the British Academy 1999;Professor of Social Anthropology, University of Oxford 1996-; Fellow of St Cross College, Oxford.

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