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  • Phenomenology in Anthropology

    A Sense of Perspective

    by Michael D. Jackson, Jaap Timmer, Daniel Fisher, Ian Bedford, Robert Desjarlais, Deborah Van Heekeren, Monica Dalidowicz, C. Jason Throop, Lisa L. Wynn, Thomas Csordas, Greg Downey ...
    This volume explores what phenomenology adds to the enterprise of anthropology, drawing on and contributing to a burgeoning field of social science research inspired by the phenomenological tradition in philosophy. Essays by leading scholars ground their discussions of theory and method in richly detailed ethnographic case studies. The contributors broaden the application of phenomenology in ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Engaging Evil

    A Moral Anthropology

    Edited by William C. Olsen, Thomas J. Csordas ...
    Series Book 36 - Methodology & History in Anthropology
    Anthropologists have expressed wariness about the concept of evil even in discussions of morality and ethics, in part because the concept carries its own cultural baggage and theological implications in Euro-American societies. Addressing the problem of evil as a distinctly human phenomenon and a category of ethnographic analysis, this volume shows the usefulness of engaging evil as a descriptor ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • Troubled in the Land of Enchantment

    Adolescent Experience of Psychiatric Treatment

    by Janis H. Jenkins, Thomas J. Csordas ...
    In this groundbreaking study based on five years of in-depth ethnographic and interdisciplinary research, Troubled in the Land of Enchantment explores the well-being of adolescents hospitalized for psychiatric care in New Mexico. Anthropologists Janis H. Jenkins and Thomas J. Csordas present a gripping picture of psychic distress, familial turmoil, and treatment under the regime of managed care ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

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  • Learning Religion

    Anthropological Approaches

    Edited by David Berliner, Ramon Sarró ...
    Series Book 17 - Methodology & History in Anthropology
    As we enter the 21st century, it becomes increasingly difficult to envisage a world detached from religion or an anthropology blind to its study. Yet, how people become religious is still poorly studied. This volume gathers some of the most distinguished scholars in the field to offer a new perspective for the study of religion, one that examines the works of transmission and innovation through ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • Metamodernism

    The Future of Theory

    by Jason Ananda Josephson Storm ...
    "Not only an astute diagnosis of the confusions and contradictions of contemporary thought; it also offers compelling alternatives." —Rita Felski, author of Hooked: Art and AttachmentFor decades, scholars have been calling into question the universality of disciplinary objects and categories. The coherence of defined autonomous categories—such as religion, science, and art—has collapsed under the ... Read more

    $21.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason

    Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason

    by Sam Harris ...
    Natalie Angier wrote in The New York Times: "The End of Faith articulates the dangers and absurdities of organized religion so fiercely and so fearlessly that I felt relieved as I read it, vindicated....Harris writes what a sizable number of us think, but few are willing to say."This important and timely book delivers a startling analysis of the clash of faith and reason in today's world. Harris ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Study of Religion

    An Introduction to Key Ideas and Methods

    by George D. Chryssides, Professor Ron Geaves ...
    This updated textbook unravels the complex issues related to methodology and theory in the study of religion. It equips students with the knowledge needed for the academic study of religion, explaining the history of the methodology, including ideas of key theorists, and discusses key issues in the field, such as gender, phenomenology, and the insider/outsider discourse.Updated throughout, ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

  • Sociolinguistics

    The Study of Speakers' Choices

    by Florian Coulmas ...
    Why do we speak the way we do? What are the social factors that influence our choices of expression? This best-selling introduction to the study of language and society encourages students to think about these fundamental questions, asking how and why we select from the vast range of different words, accents, varieties and languages available to us. In this new and updated edition, students are ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Life and Words

    Violence and the Descent into the Ordinary

    by Veena Das ...
    In this powerful, compassionate work, one of anthropology’s most distinguished ethnographers weaves together rich fieldwork with a compelling critical analysis in a book that will surely make a signal contribution to contemporary thinking about violence and how it affects everyday life. Veena Das examines case studies including the extreme violence of the Partition of India in 1947 and the ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Living Language

    An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology

    by Laura M. Ahearn ...
    Series series Primers in Anthropology
    A new, fully revised edition of this bestselling textbook in linguistic anthropology, updated to address the impacts of globalization, pandemics, and other contemporary socio-economic issues in the study of languageLiving Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology has introduced thousands of students to the engaging and compelling field of linguistic anthropology. Now in a new, fully ... Read more

    $41.00 USD

  • Ritual : Perspectives and Dimensions--Revised Edition

    Perspectives and Dimensions--Revised Edition

    by Catherine Bell ...
    From handshakes and toasts to chant and genuflection ritual pervades our social interactions and religious practices. Still few of us could identify all of our daily and festal ritual behaviors much less explain them to an outsider. Similarly because of the variety of activities that qualify as ritual and their many contradictory yet in many ways equally legitimate interpretations ritual seems to ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

  • Living Language

    An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology

    by Laura M. Ahearn ...
    Series Book 7 - Primers in Anthropology
    Accessible and clearly written, Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology introduces readers to the study of language in real-life social contexts around the world through the contemporary theory and practice of linguistic anthropology.A highly accessible introduction to the study of language in real-life social contexts around the worldCombines classic studies on language and ... Read more

    $46.75 USD