Schools and Styles of Anthropological Theory
Journal Data
| Type | SOURCE_BOOK |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Group |
| ISBN-13 | 9781138229723 |
| Open Library | OL21309718W |
| Total publications | 4 |
| Coverage period | 2018 - 2018 |
| Language | EN |
| Impact factor | 1.75 |
From the inception of the discipline in the 19th century, great ideas have always inspired and guided anthropologists when conducting their research amongst people all over the world. Such great ideas are born from the social and political contexts of their creators, and the challenge for scholars of anthropology today is to understand the value these ideas bring to modern fields of enquiry. Each chapter in this textbook has been written to provide a thorough yet engaging introduction to one particular theoretical school and style. These chapters build up to a coherent and well-organised picture of the history and contemporary shape of anthropological theory. Beginning with an introduction which reflects on the substantive themes which tie the chapters together, the book ends with an afterword by Marilyn Strathern reflecting on broader themes in the use of history and anthropological concepts. Presenting a detailed and comprehensive critical introduction to the most salient areas of the field, this book is essential reading for all undergraduate students undertaking a course on anthropological theory or the history of anthropological thought. It will also be useful reading for students of social and cultural anthropology, sociology, and human geography, and those enrolled in an anthropology course during their postgraduate degree with no background in the field
Persons and partible persons
This chapter touches on broad areas of anthropological theorizing of which it is necessarily but a digest. It creates a focus for the reader through drawing mainly on two recent collections of essays: 'The anthropology of personhood, redux: Views from Christianity', edited by Bialecki and Daswani, and 'Gender and person in Oceania', edited by Morgain and Taylor. The chapter notes that each component of the range – person, individual and so forth …
The ontological turn
This chapter argues that there is an important and interesting difference of form between the 'ontological turn' and a number of the 'schools'. It provides an analysis in anthropology more broadly: in other words, of anthropological theory. The chapter discusses the critical perspectives on the turn, but for the sake of avoiding confusion from the outset, it is worth making clear that, like its progenitors, the ontological turn is aiming to colla…
Schools and Styles of Anthropological Theory
From the inception of the discipline in the 19th century, great ideas have always inspired and guided anthropologists when conducting their research amongst people all over the world. Such great ideas are born from the social and political contexts of their creators, and the challenge for scholars of anthropology today is to understand the value these ideas bring to modern fields of enquiry. Each chapter in this textbook has been written to provi…
Schools and Styles of Anthropological Theory
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Schools and Styles of Anthropological Theory
Persons and partible persons
This chapter touches on broad areas of anthropological theorizing of which it is necessarily but a digest. It creates a focus for the reader through drawing mainly on two recent collections of essays: 'The anthropology of personhood, redux: Views from Christianity', edited by Bialecki and Daswani, and 'Gender and person in Oceania', edited by Morgain and Taylor. The chapter notes that each component of the range – person, individual and so forth …
The ontological turn
This chapter argues that there is an important and interesting difference of form between the 'ontological turn' and a number of the 'schools'. It provides an analysis in anthropology more broadly: in other words, of anthropological theory. The chapter discusses the critical perspectives on the turn, but for the sake of avoiding confusion from the outset, it is worth making clear that, like its progenitors, the ontological turn is aiming to colla…
Schools and Styles of Anthropological Theory
From the inception of the discipline in the 19th century, great ideas have always inspired and guided anthropologists when conducting their research amongst people all over the world. Such great ideas are born from the social and political contexts of their creators, and the challenge for scholars of anthropology today is to understand the value these ideas bring to modern fields of enquiry. Each chapter in this textbook has been written to provi…