From anthropology to social theory: rethinking the social sciences
Presenting a ground-breaking revitalization of contemporary social theory, this book revisits the rise of the modern world to reopen the dialogue between anthropology and sociology. Using concepts developed by a series of 'maverick' anthropologists who were systematically marginalised as t...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2019
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Szakolczai, Árpád, 1958-, From anthropology to social theory : rethinking the social sciences] (2023) (Wallenius, Todd John)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Philosophy
/ Anthropology
/ Social sciences
/ Ethnology
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| Further subjects: | B
Social Sciences
Philosophy
B Anthropology B Social sciences ; Philosophy |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
Print version: 9781108423809 |
| Summary: | Presenting a ground-breaking revitalization of contemporary social theory, this book revisits the rise of the modern world to reopen the dialogue between anthropology and sociology. Using concepts developed by a series of 'maverick' anthropologists who were systematically marginalised as their ideas fell outside the standard academic canon, such as Arnold van Gennep, Marcel Mauss, Paul Radin, Lucien Lévy-Bruhl and Gregory Bateson, the authors argue that such concepts are necessary for understanding better the rise and dynamics of the modern world, including the development of the social sciences, in particular sociology and anthropology. Concepts discussed include liminality, imitation, schismogenesis and trickster, which provide an anthropological 'toolkit' for readers to develop innovative understandings of the underlying power mechanisms of globalized modernity. Aimed at graduate students and researchers, the book is clearly structured. Part I introduces the 'maverick' anthropologists, while Part II applies the maverick tool-kit to revisit the history of sociological thought and the question of modernity |
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| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 17 Jan 2019) |
| ISBN: | 1108529429 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/9781108529426 |