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The anthropology of texts, persons and publics : [oral and written culture in Africa and beyond] /
"What can texts - both written and oral - tells us about the societies that produce them? How are texts constituted in different cultures, and how do they shape societies and individuals? How can we understand the people who compose them? Drawing on examples from all over the world, this survey...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2007.
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| Colección: | New departures in anthropology.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "What can texts - both written and oral - tells us about the societies that produce them? How are texts constituted in different cultures, and how do they shape societies and individuals? How can we understand the people who compose them? Drawing on examples from all over the world, this survey sets out to answer these questions, by exploring textuality from a variety of angles. Topics covered include the importance of genre, the ways in which oral genres transcend the here-and-now, and the complex relationship between texts and the material world. The book considers the ways in which personhood is evoked, both in oral poetry and in written diaries and letters, discusses the audience's role in creating the meaning of texts, and shows textual creativity to be a universal human capacity expressed in myriad forms. This book will be welcomed by anyone interested in anthropology, literature and cultural studies."--Jacket |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 276 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511378744 0511378742 9780511376009 0511376006 9780511619656 0511619650 1107174929 9781107174924 1281243280 9781281243287 9786611243289 6611243283 0511377851 9780511377853 0511376944 9780511376948 9780511374500 051137450X |