Selected Readings In Anthropology
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Author | : Stephen D. Glazier |
Publisher | : Praeger |
Total Pages | : 318 |
Release | : 2003-12-30 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : |
Brings together in one volume a number of key theoretical and methodological advances in the anthropological study of religion. Chapters cover important topics not ordinarily included in books dealing with the anthropology of religion (e.g., bipedalism, the study of alcohol, film and video images, notions of religious agency). In addition, this collection is intended to build bridges between anthropologists of religion and religious studies scholars. Over the last four decades, anthropologists have grappled with the dialectical relationship between the examination of cultures from the emic, or insider, perspective, and the etic, or outsider, perspective. Nowhere is this creative tension more evident than in the anthropological study of religion. In this volume, anthropologists and religious studies scholars come to terms not only with a landscape that has shifted fundamentally, but a landscape that is still shifting. Essays in this collection raise new and important issues for the anthropological study of religion in new and important ways. In intensely personal essays, a number of contributors address two fundamental concerns in the study of religion: (1) how should anthropologists deal with the beliefs and practices of others?, and (2) how should anthropologists deal with their own religious backgrounds and beliefs as these may affect their understanding of the beliefs and practices of others? A partial resolution to both questions is necessary before the anthropological study of religion can advance to a higher level.
Author | : University of California, Berkeley. Anthropology Department |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 1919 |
Genre | : Anthropology |
ISBN | : |
Author | : James S. Slotkin |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 550 |
Release | : 2012-12-06 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 1135650632 |
This book considers the beginnings of anthropology as a cultural tradition, and examines how it was developed and transmitted. It begins in the twelfth century, when commercial capitalism and extensive acculturation spread a secular world view among intellectuals. It ends with the eighteenth century, because most anthropologists are familiar with the subsequent history of their science. Originally published in 1963.
Author | : Paul A. Erickson |
Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
Total Pages | : 574 |
Release | : 2013-04-26 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1442606614 |
In the latest edition of their popular overview text, Erickson and Murphy continue to provide a comprehensive, affordable, and accessible introduction to anthropological theory from antiquity to the present. A new section on twenty-first-century anthropological theory has been added, with more coverage given to postcolonialism, non-Western anthropology, and public anthropology. The book has also been redesigned to be more visually and pedagogically engaging. Used on its own, or paired with the companion volume Readings for a History of Anthropological Theory, Fourth Edition, this reader offers a flexible and highly useful resource for the undergraduate anthropology classroom. For additional resources, visit the "Teaching Theory" page at www.utpteachingculture.com.
Author | : Gary P. Ferraro |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : |
The reader offers a selection of 39 articles written in the words of those cultural anthropologists who are making their discipline useful.... Realizing that many other articles could have been included, the categories and the articles contained with them, are meant to be suggestive rather than exhaustive. The reader can be used effectively as a supplement to any introductory textbook in cultural anthropology. The readings would be appropriate for undergraduate level courses in applied anthropology. The intent of this reader is twofold. First, it is to provide undergraduate anthropology students with a wide range of examples as to how the discipline is making meaningful contributions to the mitigation of human problems. And second, [the editor hopes] to convey, through the words of the practicing anthropologists themselves, some of the challenges and rewards involved in making cultural anthropology useful. -Pref.
Author | : A. Lynn Bolles |
Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
Total Pages | : 477 |
Release | : 2022-03-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 148753907X |
Anthropological Theory for the Twenty-First Century presents a critical approach to the study of anthropological theory for the next generation of aspiring anthropologists. Through a carefully curated selection of readings, this collection reflects the diversity of scholars who have long contributed to the development of anthropological theory, incorporating writings by scholars of color, non-Western scholars, and others whose contributions have historically been under-acknowledged. The volume puts writings from established canonical thinkers, such as Marx, Boas, and Foucault, into productive conversations with Du Bois, Ortiz, Medicine, Trouillot, Said, and many others. The editors also engage in critical conversations surrounding the "canon" itself, including its colonial history and decolonial potential. Updating the canon with late twentieth-century and early twenty-first-century scholarship, this reader includes discussions of contemporary theories such as queer theory, decolonial theory, ontology, and anti-racism. Each section is framed by clear and concise editorial introductions that place the readings in context and conversation with each other, as well as questions and glossaries to guide reader comprehension. A dynamic companion website features additional resources, including links to videos, podcasts, articles, and more.
Author | : Gary P. Ferraro |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 143 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : Ethnic groups |
ISBN | : 9781473735842 |
Author | : Joseph F. Healey |
Publisher | : Pine Forge Press |
Total Pages | : 505 |
Release | : 2007-05-08 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1412941075 |
This book of readings is designed to be both a stand alone reader as well as a companion title to Healey's Diversity and Society, Second Edition. The book is a unique mix of first-person accounts, competing views on various issues, and it includes articles from the research literature. The Narrative Portraits and most of the Current Debates articles are from Healey's Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Class, Fourth Edition. It will provide orientation on the issues which many instructors utilize when teaching the race and ethnicity course.
Author | : Nancy E. Tatarek |
Publisher | : Cognella Academic Publishing |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2021-09-03 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781516587926 |
Readings in Biological Anthropology provides students with carefully selected articles that align with four key topics that most introductory biological anthropology courses cover: evolutionary theory and genetics, non-human primates, human evolution, and human variation. Each of the readings focuses on one of these areas, but also reflects a unique perspective or approach to the topic. Each reading is framed by a short introduction to provide context and post-reading questions that reinforce main concepts and inspire critical thinking. Students explore such topics as Darwin and the science of evolution; human morality and the question of altruism among non-human primates; history as cultural evolution; infectious diseases as ecological and historical phenomena; and much more. Designed to introduce students to the discipline, Readings in Biological Anthropology is an ideal textbook for non-majors and those new to the study of biological anthropology.
Author | : David W. McCurdy |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 390 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |