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Anthropology of the Self: The Individual in Cultural Perspective
Brian Morris
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Description for Anthropology of the Self: The Individual in Cultural Perspective
paperback. Accessibly written for students, this work emphasises the varying conceptions of the self found cross-culturally and contrasts these with the conceptions found in the Western intellectual traditions. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; JFC; JHM; JMH; JMS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 294.
Western society is individualised; we feel at ease talking about individuals and we study individual behaviour through psychology and psychoanalysis. Yet anthropology teaches us that an individual approach is only one of many ways of looking at ourselves.
In this wide-ranging text Morris explores the origins, doctrines and conceptions of the self in Western, Asian and African societies passing though Greek philosophy, Buddhism, Hinduism, Confuscism, Tao and African philosophy and ending with contemporary feminism.
Scholarly and written in a lucid style, free of jargon, this work is written from an anthropological perspective ... Read more
Western society is individualised; we feel at ease talking about individuals and we study individual behaviour through psychology and psychoanalysis. Yet anthropology teaches us that an individual approach is only one of many ways of looking at ourselves.
In this wide-ranging text Morris explores the origins, doctrines and conceptions of the self in Western, Asian and African societies passing though Greek philosophy, Buddhism, Hinduism, Confuscism, Tao and African philosophy and ending with contemporary feminism.
Scholarly and written in a lucid style, free of jargon, this work is written from an anthropological perspective ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
Anthropology, Culture and Society
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745308586
SKU
V9780745308586
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About Brian Morris
Brian Morris is the author of several books on anthropology and natural history including Anthropological Studies of Religion (Cambridge University Press, 1987) and Western Conceptions of the Individual (Berg 1991). He teaches anthropology at Goldsmiths College, University of London.
Reviews for Anthropology of the Self: The Individual in Cultural Perspective
'The author demonstrates an impressive command of a wide range of literature'
American Ethnologist
American Ethnologist