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Between Magic and Rationality: On the Limits of Reason in the Modern World (Critical Anthropology)
Vibeke Steffen
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Description for Between Magic and Rationality: On the Limits of Reason in the Modern World (Critical Anthropology)
Paperback. Editor(s): Steffen, Vibeke; Joncke, Steffen; Raahauge, Kirsten Marie. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 744.
Vibeke Steffen, Steffen Johncke, and Kirsten Marie Raahauge bring together a diverse range of ethnographies that examine and explore the forms of reflection, action, and interaction that govern the ways different contemporary societies create and challenge the limits of reason. The essays here visit an impressive array of settings, including international scientific laboratories, British spiritualist meetings, Chinese villages, Danish rehabilitation centres, and Uzbeki homes, where we encounter a diverse assortment of people whose beliefs and concerns exhibit an unusual but central contemporary dichotomy: scientific reason vis-a-vis spiritual/paranormal belief. Exploring the paradoxical way these modes of thought push against reasons boundaries, ... Read more
Vibeke Steffen, Steffen Johncke, and Kirsten Marie Raahauge bring together a diverse range of ethnographies that examine and explore the forms of reflection, action, and interaction that govern the ways different contemporary societies create and challenge the limits of reason. The essays here visit an impressive array of settings, including international scientific laboratories, British spiritualist meetings, Chinese villages, Danish rehabilitation centres, and Uzbeki homes, where we encounter a diverse assortment of people whose beliefs and concerns exhibit an unusual but central contemporary dichotomy: scientific reason vis-a-vis spiritual/paranormal belief. Exploring the paradoxical way these modes of thought push against reasons boundaries, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
350
Place of Publication
Copenhagen, Denmark
ISBN
9788763542135
SKU
V9788763542135
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About Vibeke Steffen
Vibeke Steffen is associate professor in the department of anthropology at the University of Copenhagen. Steffen Joncke is senior advisor in the department of anthropology at the University of Copenhagen. Kirsten Marie Raahauge is associate professor in the School of Design at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen.
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