The Anthropology of Texts, Persons and Publics
Oral and Written Culture in Africa and Beyond (New Departures in Anthropology)
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Word Count
71,500 words, Guess
Page Count
286 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveanthropologytext00barb_060
- Internet Archiveanthropologytext00barb_647
- ISBN-100521546877
- ISBN-139780521546874
- Library of Congress Control Number2008295838
and 3 more
- OCLC Control Number154706318
- Better World Books9780521546874
- Open LibraryOL10435761M
Classifications
- LCCGR72 .B37 2007
- LCCGR66
Description
"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."--BOOK JACKET.
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- The Anthropology of Texts, Persons and Publics: Oral and Written Culture in Africa and Beyond (New Departures in Anthropology)
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