Transcendent Individual
Synopsis
Transcendent Individual argues for a reappraisal of the place of the individual in anthropolgical theory and ethnographic writing. A wealth of voices illustrate and inform the text, showing ways in which individuals creatively 'write', narrate and animate cultural and social life. This is an anthropology imbued with a liberal morality which is willing to make value judgements over and against culture in favour of individuality.Rapport draws widely on ethnographic and theoretic materials bringing into the debate a range of voices, among them Nietzsche, Wilde, George Steiner, Richard Rorty, John Berger and Anthony Cohen. In doing so he approaches individuality in terms of a range of issues: biological integrity, consciousness, agency, democracy, discourse, globalism, knowledge and play.
- Copyright:
- 1997 Nigel Rapport
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- ISBN-13:
- 9781134700592
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Date of Addition:
- 2020-06-14T15:19:58Z
- Language:
- English
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- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.