Anthropological Theory: An Introductory HistoryA comprehensive and accessible survey of the history of theory in anthropology, this anthology of classic readings contains in-depth commentary in introductions and notes to help guide students through excerpts of seminal anthropological works. The commentary provides the background information needed to understand each article, its central concepts, and its relationship to the social and historical context in which it was written. |
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Page 506
... Balinese . 11 For Geertz , the cockfight is a symbolic key to Balinese personality because it is the ritual through which the Balinese express their values . Geertz uses the phrase the " migration of the Balinese status hierarchy into ...
... Balinese . 11 For Geertz , the cockfight is a symbolic key to Balinese personality because it is the ritual through which the Balinese express their values . Geertz uses the phrase the " migration of the Balinese status hierarchy into ...
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... Balinese psychology . 21 Crapanzano makes an important point here , highlighting a common problem in ethnographic writing . Just because Geertz felt like a nonperson does not mean the Balinese thought of him that way . It is not unusual ...
... Balinese psychology . 21 Crapanzano makes an important point here , highlighting a common problem in ethnographic writing . Just because Geertz felt like a nonperson does not mean the Balinese thought of him that way . It is not unusual ...
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... Balinese are not . They are generalized . Turns of phrase like " as Balinese always do , " rem- iniscent if not of superficial travel accounts , then of national character studies , run through " Deep Play " : " in a way only a Balinese ...
... Balinese are not . They are generalized . Turns of phrase like " as Balinese always do , " rem- iniscent if not of superficial travel accounts , then of national character studies , run through " Deep Play " : " in a way only a Balinese ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Sigmund Freud The Return of Totemism in Childhood 1913 | 67 |
The Foundations of Sociological Thought | 84 |
Copyright | |
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