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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Other Authors: Meinert, Lotte (Editor), Kapferer, Bruce (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Berghahn Books, 2015.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary: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
Item Description:Originally published as a special issue of Social analysis (volume 54, issue 3).
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781782388906
1782388907

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