An invitation to laughter :: a Lebanese anthropologist in the Arab world /
For the late Fuad I. Khuri, a distinguished career as an anthropologist began not because of typical concerns like accessibility, money, or status, but because the very idea of an occupation that baffled his countrymen made them?and him?laugh.?When I tell them that?anthropology? is my profession ......
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Zusammenfassung: | For the late Fuad I. Khuri, a distinguished career as an anthropologist began not because of typical concerns like accessibility, money, or status, but because the very idea of an occupation that baffled his countrymen made them?and him?laugh.?When I tell them that?anthropology? is my profession ... they think I am either speaking a strange language or referring to a new medicine.? This profound appreciation for humor, especially in the contradictions inherent in the study of cultures, is a distinctive theme of An Invitation to Laughter, Khuri?s astute memoir of life as an anthropologist i. |
Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xxv, 196 pages) |
Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-187) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780226434759 0226434753 1281957267 9781281957269 9786611957261 661195726X |
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contents | Foreword; Prologue: The man himself; Note on Arabic words; Introduction: Why " laughter"?; 1. Exploring origins; 2. Studying anthropology in Oregon; 3. Being Lebanese; 4. Religious syncretism; 5. Lebanese traders inWest Africa; 6. Change as faith; 7. Teaching in Beirut; 8. Establishing an Arab association for the social sciences; 9. The exotic in the suburbs of Beirut; 10. Alumni and ulama in Bahrain; 11. Open secrets; 12. Table manners in Yemen; 13. The official policy toward emigration in Lebanon; 14. The Arab rich; 15. Who wants to be a zaim?; 16. Living in Great Britain List of Research ProjectsList of Publications; Index |
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spelling | Khūrī, Fuʼād Isḥāq. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80038152 An invitation to laughter : a Lebanese anthropologist in the Arab world / Fuad I. Khuri ; edited by Sonia Jalbout Khuri. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007. 1 online resource (xxv, 196 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-187) and index. Print version record. For the late Fuad I. Khuri, a distinguished career as an anthropologist began not because of typical concerns like accessibility, money, or status, but because the very idea of an occupation that baffled his countrymen made them?and him?laugh.?When I tell them that?anthropology? is my profession ... they think I am either speaking a strange language or referring to a new medicine.? This profound appreciation for humor, especially in the contradictions inherent in the study of cultures, is a distinctive theme of An Invitation to Laughter, Khuri?s astute memoir of life as an anthropologist i. Foreword; Prologue: The man himself; Note on Arabic words; Introduction: Why " laughter"?; 1. Exploring origins; 2. Studying anthropology in Oregon; 3. Being Lebanese; 4. Religious syncretism; 5. Lebanese traders inWest Africa; 6. Change as faith; 7. Teaching in Beirut; 8. Establishing an Arab association for the social sciences; 9. The exotic in the suburbs of Beirut; 10. Alumni and ulama in Bahrain; 11. Open secrets; 12. Table manners in Yemen; 13. The official policy toward emigration in Lebanon; 14. The Arab rich; 15. Who wants to be a zaim?; 16. Living in Great Britain List of Research ProjectsList of Publications; Index English. Khūrī, Fuʼād Isḥāq fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJg4r9CMwKpbHH3K6wqRKd Ethnologists Lebanon Biography. Ethnology Fieldwork Arab countries. Arab countries Social life and customs. Ethnologues Liban Biographies. Ethnologie Recherche sur le terrain États arabes. États arabes Murs et coutumes. SOCIAL SCIENCE Anthropology Cultural. bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Social Scientists & Psychologists. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE Discrimination & Race Relations. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE Minority Studies. bisacsh Ethnologists fast Ethnology Fieldwork fast Manners and customs fast Arab countries fast Lebanon fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJkxDDwqVgXRkfpVcpBQMP Electronic books. autobiographies (literary works) aat Autobiographies fast Biographies fast Autobiographies. lcgft http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026047 Biographies. lcgft http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026049 Autobiographies. rvmgf Biographies. rvmgf Khūrī, Sonia Jalbout. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2006061151 has work: An invitation to laughter (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCG6qqwGh6vCCcWHYRy7gVd https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Khūrī, Fuʼād Isḥāq. Invitation to laughter. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007 9780226434766 0226434761 (DLC) 2006026048 (OCoLC)70911140 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=260149 Volltext |
spellingShingle | Khūrī, Fuʼād Isḥāq An invitation to laughter : a Lebanese anthropologist in the Arab world / Foreword; Prologue: The man himself; Note on Arabic words; Introduction: Why " laughter"?; 1. Exploring origins; 2. Studying anthropology in Oregon; 3. Being Lebanese; 4. Religious syncretism; 5. Lebanese traders inWest Africa; 6. Change as faith; 7. Teaching in Beirut; 8. Establishing an Arab association for the social sciences; 9. The exotic in the suburbs of Beirut; 10. Alumni and ulama in Bahrain; 11. Open secrets; 12. Table manners in Yemen; 13. The official policy toward emigration in Lebanon; 14. The Arab rich; 15. Who wants to be a zaim?; 16. Living in Great Britain List of Research ProjectsList of Publications; Index Khūrī, Fuʼād Isḥāq. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80038152 Khūrī, Fuʼād Isḥāq fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJg4r9CMwKpbHH3K6wqRKd Ethnologists Lebanon Biography. Ethnology Fieldwork Arab countries. Ethnologues Liban Biographies. Ethnologie Recherche sur le terrain États arabes. SOCIAL SCIENCE Anthropology Cultural. bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Social Scientists & Psychologists. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE Discrimination & Race Relations. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE Minority Studies. bisacsh Ethnologists fast Ethnology Fieldwork fast Manners and customs fast |
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title | An invitation to laughter : a Lebanese anthropologist in the Arab world / |
title_auth | An invitation to laughter : a Lebanese anthropologist in the Arab world / |
title_exact_search | An invitation to laughter : a Lebanese anthropologist in the Arab world / |
title_full | An invitation to laughter : a Lebanese anthropologist in the Arab world / Fuad I. Khuri ; edited by Sonia Jalbout Khuri. |
title_fullStr | An invitation to laughter : a Lebanese anthropologist in the Arab world / Fuad I. Khuri ; edited by Sonia Jalbout Khuri. |
title_full_unstemmed | An invitation to laughter : a Lebanese anthropologist in the Arab world / Fuad I. Khuri ; edited by Sonia Jalbout Khuri. |
title_short | An invitation to laughter : |
title_sort | invitation to laughter a lebanese anthropologist in the arab world |
title_sub | a Lebanese anthropologist in the Arab world / |
topic | Khūrī, Fuʼād Isḥāq. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80038152 Khūrī, Fuʼād Isḥāq fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJg4r9CMwKpbHH3K6wqRKd Ethnologists Lebanon Biography. Ethnology Fieldwork Arab countries. Ethnologues Liban Biographies. Ethnologie Recherche sur le terrain États arabes. SOCIAL SCIENCE Anthropology Cultural. bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Social Scientists & Psychologists. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE Discrimination & Race Relations. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE Minority Studies. bisacsh Ethnologists fast Ethnology Fieldwork fast Manners and customs fast |
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