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Materiality
Miller
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Description for Materiality
Paperback. A collection of essays rethinking the current uses of material culture study in anthropology, including engagements with art, science, and technology. Editor(s): Miller, Daniel. Num Pages: 304 pages, 7 b&w photos, 1 table. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
Throughout history and across social and cultural contexts, most systems of belief—whether religious or secular—have ascribed wisdom to those who see reality as that which transcends the merely material. Yet, as the studies collected here show, the immaterial is not easily separated from the material. Humans are defined, to an extraordinary degree, by their expressions of immaterial ideals through material forms. The essays in Materiality explore varied manifestations of materiality from ancient times to the present. In assessing the fundamental role of materiality in shaping humanity, they signal the need to decenter the social within social anthropology in order to ... Read more
Throughout history and across social and cultural contexts, most systems of belief—whether religious or secular—have ascribed wisdom to those who see reality as that which transcends the merely material. Yet, as the studies collected here show, the immaterial is not easily separated from the material. Humans are defined, to an extraordinary degree, by their expressions of immaterial ideals through material forms. The essays in Materiality explore varied manifestations of materiality from ancient times to the present. In assessing the fundamental role of materiality in shaping humanity, they signal the need to decenter the social within social anthropology in order to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Weight
422g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822335429
SKU
V9780822335429
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99-16
About Miller
Daniel Miller is Professor of Anthropology at University College London. He is the author of many books, including The Sari (with Mukulika Banerjee); Capitalism: An Ethnographic Approach; A Theory of Shopping; and The Internet: An Ethnographic Approach (with Don Slater). He is the editor, most recently, of Home Possessions: Material Culture behind Closed Doors and Car Cultures.
Reviews for Materiality
“A milestone collection. Of all of the recent works on material culture available, this is the one that exposes the complete range of perspectives and theoretical strategies that the most noted scholars are trying out and the interdisciplinary connections and alliances that are shaping the field.”—George Marcus, Rice University “There have been many recent stabs at the idea of materiality. ... Read more