Format:
1 Online-Ressource (ix, 276 pages)
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digital, PDF file(s)
ISBN:
9780511619656
Series Statement:
New departures in anthropology
Content:
What can texts - both written and oral - tell us about the societies that produce them? How are texts constituted in different cultures, and how do they shape societies and individuals? How can we understand the people who compose them? Drawing on examples from Africa and other countries, this original study sets out to answer these questions, by exploring textuality from a variety of angles. Topics covered include the importance of genre, the ways in which oral genres transcend the here-and-now, and the complex relationship between texts and the material world. Barber considers the ways in which personhood is evoked, both in oral poetry and in written diaries and letters, discusses the audience's role in creating the meaning of texts, and shows textual creativity to be a universal human capacity expressed in myriad forms. Engaging and thought-provoking, this book will be welcomed by anyone interested in anthropology, literature and cultural studies
Content:
1. Anthropology and text -- 2. Genre, society and history -- 3. The constitution of oral texts -- 4. Text and personhood -- 5. Audiences and publics -- 6. The private -- 7. Textual fields and popular creativity
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521837873
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521546874
Additional Edition:
Print version ISBN 9780521837873
Language:
English
Subjects:
Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
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Sociology
Keywords:
Afrika
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Mündliche Überlieferung
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Schriftlichkeit
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9780511619656
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