Anthropology as ethics :: nondualism and the conduct of sacrifice /

Anthropology as Ethics is concerned with rethinking anthropology by rethinking the nature of reality. It develops the ontological implications of a defining thesis of the Manchester School: that all social orders exhibit basically conflicting underlying principles. Drawing especially on Continental...

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1. Verfasser: Evens, T. M. S.
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York : Berghahn Books, 2008.
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Zusammenfassung:Anthropology as Ethics is concerned with rethinking anthropology by rethinking the nature of reality. It develops the ontological implications of a defining thesis of the Manchester School: that all social orders exhibit basically conflicting underlying principles. Drawing especially on Continental social thought, including Wittgenstein, Merleau-Ponty, Levinas, Dumont, Bourdieu and others, and on pre-modern sources such as the Hebrew bible, the Nuer, the Dinka, and the Azande, the book mounts a radical study of the ontology of self and other in relation to dualism and nondualism. It demonstrat.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xxiv, 392 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 364-375) and index.
ISBN:9780857450067
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