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The Ceremonial Animal: A New Portrait of Anthropology
The Ceremonial Animal A New Portrait of Anthropology
Author: Wendy James
Adapting Wittgenstein's concept of the human species as 'a ceremonial animal', Wendy James writes vividly and readably. Her new overview advocates a clear line of argument: that the concept of social form is a primary key to anthropology and the human sciences as a whole. Weaving memorable ethnographic examples into her text, James brings toget...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780199263349
ISBN-10: 0199263345
Publication Date: 2/10/2005
Pages: 408
Edition: illustrated edition
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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