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A critique of the globalisation of the culture principle, arguing that theory is dependent on the actual study of peoples.

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Preface, Acknowledgements, 1. History 'Functionalised', 2. A historico-functionalist debate: (Ernesto De Martino, Michel Leiris and E.E. Evans-Pritchard), 3. Deconstructing Descent, 4. Frontier Fetishism and the 'Ethiopianisation' of Africa, 5. Writing Nationalism in the Horn of Africa, 6. Present and Past in North-East African Spirit-Possession, 7. The 'Wise Man's Choice': Conversion Theories, 8. Shamans and Sex: a Comparative Perspective, 9. Ethnography and Theory in Anthropology, Bibliography, Index

Arguments with Ethnography: Comparative

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      Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/01/1999
      ISBN13: 9781845202804, 978-1845202804
      ISBN10: 1845202805
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      Anthropology Society and culture: general

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A critique of the globalisation of the culture principle, arguing that theory is dependent on the actual study of peoples.

      Table of Contents
      Preface, Acknowledgements, 1. History 'Functionalised', 2. A historico-functionalist debate: (Ernesto De Martino, Michel Leiris and E.E. Evans-Pritchard), 3. Deconstructing Descent, 4. Frontier Fetishism and the 'Ethiopianisation' of Africa, 5. Writing Nationalism in the Horn of Africa, 6. Present and Past in North-East African Spirit-Possession, 7. The 'Wise Man's Choice': Conversion Theories, 8. Shamans and Sex: a Comparative Perspective, 9. Ethnography and Theory in Anthropology, Bibliography, Index

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