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The Ceremonial Animal - A New Portrait of Anthropology (Paperback)
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The Ceremonial Animal - A New Portrait of Anthropology (Paperback)
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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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