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Jeremy Adler (Ed.) - Taboo, Truth and Religion - 9781571817112 - V9781571817112
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Taboo, Truth and Religion

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Description for Taboo, Truth and Religion Hardcover. Steiner's (1909-52) classic study Taboo and three other essays, on superstition, enslavement and the early Hebrew lineage system, and Chagga law and truth comprise the first of two volumes collecting the work of the Prague-born social and cultural anthropologist who ended his brief career at Oxford. Series: Methodology & History in Anthropology. Num Pages: Bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BG; JFC; JFSR1; JHBT; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .

Franz Steiner's study of Taboo is internationally recognized as a classic in its field. In a newly researched introductory chapter, based on a thorough study of Steiner's unpublished papers, this edition for the first time places the book in its context and offers a new reading of the text. More than just a critique of existing taboo theories, as it has often been seen, this study offers a profound analysis of danger behavior and pollution in "non-civilized" societies. This provided an important starting-point for Mary Douglas' Purity and Danger. A key aspect of Steiner's achievement lies in his attempt ... Read more

This new edition makes a classic text available once again to students and general readers. A major new introduction based on archival research offers, for the first time, a biography and critical study of Franz Steiner; it not only places him in the context of British and European thought but also shows his importance for contemporary debates, among them deconstruction and Orientalism.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Condition
New
Series
Methodology & History in Anthropology
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Herndon, United States
ISBN
9781571817112
SKU
V9781571817112
Shipping Time
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Ref
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About Jeremy Adler (Ed.)
Jeremy Adler is Professor of German at King's College London and specializes ininterdisciplinary subjects such as literature and science, poetry and painting, literature and anthropology. He is currently preparing a collected edition of Franz Steiner's poetry for theGerman Academy of Language and Literature, Darmstadt. 

Reviews for Taboo, Truth and Religion
“These works… must be read and reread for their brilliance as individual pieces, but reading them as a collectivity makes the experience all the more richer and intellecutally challenging.” • American Anthropologist

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