Michael Jacksonâ s response to our beleaguered age is to ask what forms of speech and action are called for in â dark timesâ . He argues that experiences that fall outside the concepts and categories we habitually deploy in rendering life manageable and intelligible have both critical and redemptive power.
Michael Jacksonâ s response to our beleaguered age is to ask what forms of speech and action are called for in â dark timesâ . He argues that experiences that fall outside the concepts and categories we habitually deploy in rendering life manageable and intelligible have both critical and redemptive power.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Michael Jackson is internationally renowned for his work in the field of existential anthropology. He is a leading figure in contemporary philosophical anthropology and widely praised for his innovations in ethnographic writing. Jackson has done extensive fieldwork in Sierra Leone since 1969, and has carried out anthropological research in Aboriginal Australia, Europe, and New Zealand.
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Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1. Mistaken Identities: The Task of Thinking in Dark Times Chapter 2. Radical Empiricism and the Little Things of Life Chapter 3. The Witch as a Category and as a Person Chapter 4. The New Materialisms Chapter 5. Words and Deeds Chapter 6. Critique of Cultural Fundamentalism Chapter 7. Existential Scarcity and Ethical Sensibility Chapter 8. Identification and Description: An Essay on Metaphor Chapter 9. Islam and Identity among the Kuranko Chapter 10. In Defense of Existential Anthropology Notes Index
Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1. Mistaken Identities: The Task of Thinking in Dark Times Chapter 2. Radical Empiricism and the Little Things of Life Chapter 3. The Witch as a Category and as a Person Chapter 4. The New Materialisms Chapter 5. Words and Deeds Chapter 6. Critique of Cultural Fundamentalism Chapter 7. Existential Scarcity and Ethical Sensibility Chapter 8. Identification and Description: An Essay on Metaphor Chapter 9. Islam and Identity among the Kuranko Chapter 10. In Defense of Existential Anthropology Notes Index
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