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TABOO, TRUTH AND RELIGION
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| By: |
Jeremy Adler (Editor), Richard Fardon (Editor) |
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Hardback |
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£99.00 |
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£94.05 |
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£4.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1571817115 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781571817112 |
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| Publisher: |
BERGHAHN BOOKS, INCORPORATED |
| Pub. date: |
1 October, 1999 |
| Series: |
Methodology & History in Anthropology 2 |
| Description: |
Steiner's (1909-52) classic study Taboo and three other essays, on superstition, enslavement and the early Hebrew lineage system, and Chagga law and truth comprise the first of two volumes collecting the work of the Prague-born social and cultural anthropologist who ended his brief career at Oxford. |
| Synopsis: |
Franz Steiner's study of Taboo is internationally recognized as a classic in its field. In a newly researched introductory chapter, based on a thorough study of Steiner's unpublished papers, this edition for the first time places the book in its context and offers a new reading of the text. More than just a critique of existing taboo theories, as it has often been seen, this study offers a profound analysis of danger behavior and pollution in "non-civilized" societies. This provided an important starting-point for Mary Douglas' Purity and Danger. A key aspect of Steiner's achievement lies in his attempt to reconcile detailed, faithful ethnographic analysis with anthropological comparison. His analysis of taboo thus provides a case study with wide-ranging ramifications. This new edition makes a classic text available once again to students and general readers. A major new introduction based on archival research offers, for the first time, a biography and critical study of Franz Steiner; it not only places him in the context of British and European thought but also shows his importance for contemporary debates, among them deconstruction and Orientalism. |
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Bibliography, index |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Berghahn Books, Incorporated |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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