In the event :: toward an anthropology of generic moments /

Events are ""generative moments"" in at least three senses: events are created by and condense larger-scale social structures; as moments, they spark and give rise to new social processes; in themselves, events may also serve to analyze social situations and relationships. Based...

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Weitere Verfasser: Meinert, Lotte (HerausgeberIn), Kapferer, Bruce (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York : Berghahn Books, 2015.
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Zusammenfassung:Events are ""generative moments"" in at least three senses: events are created by and condense larger-scale social structures; as moments, they spark and give rise to new social processes; in themselves, events may also serve to analyze social situations and relationships. Based on ethnographic studies from around the world-varying from rituals and meetings over protests and conflicts to natural disasters and management-this volume analyzes generative moments through events that hold the key to understanding larger social situations. These events-including the Ashura ritual in Bahrain, social
Beschreibung:Originally published as a special issue of Social analysis (volume 54, issue 3).
Beschreibung:1 online resource : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781782388906
1782388907

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