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Holger Jebens - After the Cult - 9781845456740 - V9781845456740
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After the Cult

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Description for After the Cult Hardback. In many parts of the world the white manA" is perceived to be an instigator of globalization and an embodiment of modernity. However, so far anthropologists have paid little attention to the actual heterogeneity and complexity of whitenessA" in specific ethnographic contexts. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; HRQM; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.

In many parts of the world the “white man” is perceived to be an instigator of globalization and an embodiment of modernity. However, so far anthropologists have paid little attention to the actual heterogeneity and complexity of “whiteness” in specific ethnographic contexts. This study examines cultural perceptions of other and self as expressed in cargo cults and masked dances in Papua New Guinea. Indigenous terms, images, and concepts are being contrasted with their western counterparts, the latter partly deriving from the publications and field notes of Charles Valentine. After having done his first fieldwork more than fifty years ago, ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
250
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845456740
SKU
V9781845456740
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99-15

About Holger Jebens
Holger Jebens is Adjunct Professor at the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology of Goethe University, Senior Research Fellow at the Frobenius Institute and Managing Editor of Paideuma. He spent many years doing fieldwork in highland and seaboard Papua New Guinea. His publications include Cargo, Cult, and Culture Critique (Hawai’i University Press, 2004), Pathways to Heaven (Berghahn Books, 2005), and ... Read more

Reviews for After the Cult
“What emerges [from this study]  is a many-layered reflection on the history of the Kivung that weaves together rich reflexive ethnography, oral history, and the history of anthropology. Among the book’s virtues is Jebens’ careful attention to the individuality of informants and the contexts in which they spoke.”  ·  Anthropos “…an intriguing intervention in anthropology’s long-running engagement ... Read more

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