Παρουσίαση
Clifford Geertz is well known for his brilliant and influential work on the interpretation of cultural forms. In Works and Lives he develops his view that anthropology should be understood as a kind of writing: doing good anthropology is like writing good literature.Geertz examines the work of some of the great anthropologists: Levi-Strauss, Evans-Pritchard, Malinowski and Benedict. Viewing their ethnographic writing as texts, he highlights their style, imagery and metaphors, analysing the languages that hey invent and employ. Responding to criticisms of his earlier work, Geertz concludes with a far-reaching reflection of the nature of anthropology and its future in a post-colonial world.
This major new work by one of the world's leading anthropologists will be essential reading for students of anthropology and will also be read by students and academics in sociology, history and literature. (From the publisher)
"America's most renowned cultural anthropologist. . . analyzes the literary forms of several anthropological notables-Bronislaw Malinowski, Ruth Benedict, Claude Levi-Strauss, E. E. Evans-Pritchard, and others. . . . The appreciation of Geertz's brilliant writing is much like the appreciation of a brilliant metaphor." (Richard A. Shweder, The New York Times Book Review)
"The racy colloquialisms, the quick-fire prose, sharp glancing allusions, aphorisms, and tropes of Works and Lives force the reader on at such a brisk pace that, for some, reading it may seem like watching a speeded-up sequence of an old film. . . . Those who can be expected to take this book in their stride will find it a lively and original critical comparison of the work of four remarkable anthropologists." (Godfrey Lienhardt, The Times Literary Supplement)
"Geertz is a brilliant writer-obviously, he is also a brilliant thinker- endlessly witty and quotable." (Mark Feenev, Boston Globe)
Περιεχόμενα
1Being There: Anthropology and the Scene of Writing
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The World in a Text: How to Read 'Tristes Tropiques'
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Slide Show: Evans-Pritchard's African Transparencies
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I-Witnessing: Malinowski's Children
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Us/Not-Us: Benedict's Travels
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Being Here: Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Index
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