{"product_id":"categories-and-classifications-maussian-reflections-on-the-social-9781571818249","title":"Categories and Classifications: Maussian","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tMarcel Mauss (1872-1950), Durkheim's nephew, was a key figure among Durkheimians and helped to found the distinctive French tradition in the social sciences at the start of the 20th century. He dominated the teaching of social anthropology in Paris between the Wars, and his \u003ci\u003eEssay on the Gift\u003c\/i\u003e (1925) is a well established classic. However, it is only recently that the breadth and freshness of his oeuvre as a whole is being reassessed and is gaining wider appreciation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tHaving found inspiration in Mauss's texts for over twenty years, the author here explores not only what he thought but also how his ideas can be developed and applied in new ways. Thus Durkheim and Mauss's notion of \"primitive classification,\" often misunderstood, is well exemplified by Indo-European ideology as analysed by Georges Dumezil and current comparativists, and it is argued that this ancient ideology influenced the Durkheimian classification of \"social facts.\" Mauss's reflections on kinship and social aggregation point us towards aspects of proto-human societies that are underemphasized by contemporary palaeoanthropology, and his vision of world history in terms of emic categories - fundamental ideas such as person, space, totality, substance - casts new light on much we take for granted, as well as on \u003ci\u003eThe Gift\u003c\/i\u003e. Mauss specialized in religion, and his treatment of the rubric goes beyond his uncle's unitary definition in terms of the sacred.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tIn assembling and presenting his essays on this intellectual giant, the author tries both to convey the range and quality of Mauss's mind and to take further his scattered and partial insights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e“The excavation and reconstruction of Maussian meanings proves richly gratifying to the intellectual archaeologist.”\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• American Anthropologist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e“Many of the items in this book are thought-provoking … One of its strengths is the insights it frequently gives into the divergences between Mauss's and Durkheim's thought.”\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Anthropological Theory\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e“This is an important book … by paying attention to the cultural construction of violence across time we can hope to be better able to explain the complex social dynamics that give rise to the actual use of violence.”\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Anthropological Theory\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tPreface and Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e \tAbbreviations and Conventions Used in Notes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eN.J. Allen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePreliminary Remarks \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \tDifficulties of Ethnographic Investigation\u003cbr\u003e \tPrinciples of Observation \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2. Methods of Observation \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \tMethods of Observation\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eMorphological and Cartographic Method\u003cbr\u003e \tPhotographic Method\u003cbr\u003e \tPhonographic Method\u003cbr\u003e \tPhilological Method\u003cbr\u003e \tSociological Method\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Social Morphology\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTechnology\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \tTechniques of the Body\u003cbr\u003e \tGeneral Techniques with General Uses\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eMechanical Techniques:\u003c\/i\u003e Tools; Instruments; Machines; Fire\u003cbr\u003e \tSpecial Techniques with General Uses or General Industries with Special Uses\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eBasketry; Pottery; Esparto Goods and Rope Making; Glues and Resins; Weaponry:\u003c\/i\u003e Weight Weapons and Offensive Weapons; Offensive Weapons; Projectiles; Protective Armour; Parade Armoury\u003cbr\u003e \tSpecialised Industries with Special Uses\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eIndustries of Consumption:\u003c\/i\u003e Meals; Cooking; Ideology of Food; Condiments; Drinks; \u003ci\u003eIndustries of Acquisition:\u003c\/i\u003e Gathering; Hunting; Fishing; \u003ci\u003eIndustries of Production:\u003c\/i\u003e Stockbreeding; Agriculture; \u003ci\u003eIndustries of Protection and Comfort:\u003c\/i\u003e Clothing (Decoration of Clothes, Fabrics); Building (Types and Materials, Functional and Morphological Study, Purpose of Buildings, Agglomeration); \u003ci\u003eIndustries of Transportation:\u003c\/i\u003e Communication Routes; Porterage; Water Transport\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAesthetics\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \tPlay\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003ePhysical Games; Verbal Games\u003c\/i\u003e The Arts \u003ci\u003ePlastic Arts:\u003c\/i\u003e Cosmetics; Finery\u003cbr\u003e \tOrnamentation of Everyday Objects, Movable and Immovable\u003cbr\u003e \tIdeal Arts\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eMusical Arts:\u003c\/i\u003e Dance; Music and Singing; Drama; Poetry; Prose\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Economic Phenomena\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \tProduction Distribution and Consumption Currency\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eJural Phenomena\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \tMethods of Observation\u003cbr\u003e \tSocial and Political Organisation\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003ePrimary forms of Social Organisation:\u003c\/i\u003e Monarchy; Chiefdoms; Democracy; \u003ci\u003eSecondary Forms of Social Organisation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \tSociety of Men; Secret Societies; Castes and Classes\u003cbr\u003e \tDomestic Organisation\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003ePhratries; The Clan; The Family; Marriage:\u003c\/i\u003e Marriage Ceremonies; Married Life; Divorce; Bereavement\u003cbr\u003e \tMoral Phenomena in Marriage\u003cbr\u003e \tProperty\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eImmovables; Movables\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \tContract Law\u003cbr\u003e \tCriminal Law\u003cbr\u003e \tJudicial Organisation and Procedure\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eMoral Phenomena\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eReligious Phenomena \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \tReligious Phenomena in the Strict Sense\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003ePublic Cults:\u003c\/i\u003e Totemism; Major Tribal Cults; \u003ci\u003ePrivate Cults:\u003c\/i\u003e Domestic Cults; Individual Private Cults; \u003ci\u003eRites:\u003c\/i\u003e Manual Rites; Oral Rites; Negative Rites; \u003ci\u003eReligious Representations:\u003c\/i\u003e Representations of Natural Beings and Phenomena; Representations of Spiritual Beings; Myths, Legends and Tales; \u003ci\u003eReligious Organisation\u003c\/i\u003e Religious Phenomena in the Broad Sense \u003ci\u003eMagic; Divination; Popular Superstitions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tIndexes\u003cbr\u003e \tPeoples\u003cbr\u003e \tPeriods\u003cbr\u003e \tPlaces\u003cbr\u003e \tLanguages\u003cbr\u003e \tIndividuals and Writers\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041430962519,"sku":"9781571818249","price":22.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781571818249.jpg?v=1750950252","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/categories-and-classifications-maussian-reflections-on-the-social-9781571818249","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}