The Ceremonial Animal: A New Portrait of Anthropology

Author:   Wendy James (, Professor of Social Anthropology, University of Oxford) ,  Michael Lambek
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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Pages:   408
Publication Date:   04 December 2003
Format:   Hardback
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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 of Toronto.

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Author:   Wendy James (, Professor of Social Anthropology, University of Oxford) ,  Michael Lambek
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.40cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.001kg
ISBN:  

9780199263332


ISBN 10:   0199263337
Pages:   408
Publication Date:   04 December 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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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Lecturer in Social Anthropology, University of Khartoum, Sudan, 1964-69; research and visiting positions in Oxford, aarhus (Denmark, and Bergen (Norway), 1969-72; University Lecturer in Social Anthropology, University of Oxford, and Fellow of St Cross College, 1972; appointed Professor in 1996. Fellow of the British Academy, 1999; President, Royal Anthropological Institute, 2001-; Vice-President, British Institute in Eastern Africa, 2001-. (For list of publications see APF).

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