{"product_id":"the-anthropology-of-performance-9781118323991","title":"The Anthropology of Performance","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Anthropology of Performance\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable guide to this exciting and growing area. This cutting-edge volume on the major advancements in performance studies presents the theories, methods, and practices of performance in cultures around the globe. Leading anthropologists describe the range of human expression through performance and explore its role in constructing identity and community, as well as broader processes such as globalization and transnationalism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces new and advanced students to the task of studying and interpreting complex social, cultural, and political events from a performance perspective\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents performance as a convergent field of inquiry that bridges the humanities and social sciences, with a distinctive cross-cultural perspective in anthropology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates the range of human expression and meaning through performance in related fields of religious \u0026amp; ritual studies, folkloristics, theatre, language arts, and\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This volume is a comprehensive and well-structured compilation of previously published essays, articulating how anthropology has explored diverse instances of performance . . This book will be of great use to graduate students looking to specialize in the field, or faculty members who wish to deepen their understanding of established concepts and perhaps recast their own work.”  (\u003ci\u003eJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 June 2015)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments to Sources vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Anthropology of Performance: An Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrank J. Korom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Performance in Prehistory and Antiquity 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Singing the Rug: Patterned Textiles and the Origins of Indo-European Metrical Poetry 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnthony Tuck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Performance and Written Literature in Classical Greece: Envisaging Performance from Written Literature and Comparative Contexts 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRosalind Thomas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Verbal Genres of Performance 37\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Playing the Dozens 39\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoger D. Abrahams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The La Have Island General Store: Sociability and Verbal Art in a Nova Scotia Community 49\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard Bauman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Proverbs and the Ethnography of Speaking Folklore 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eE. Ojo Arewa and Alan Dundes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Gbaya Riddles in Changing Times 73\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilip A. Noss\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Shadows of Song: Exploring Research and Performance Strategies in Yolngu Women’s Crying-Songs 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFiona Magowan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Ritual, Drama, and Public Spectacle 95\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Prayer as Person: The Performative Force in Navajo Prayer Acts 97\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSam D. Gill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Performance and the Cultural Construction of Reality 107\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdward L. Schieffelin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 \"He Should Have Worn a Sari\": A \"Failed\" Performance of a Central Indian Oral Epic 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoyce Burkhalter Flueckiger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Representing History: Performing the Columbian Exposition 133\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRosemarie K. Bank\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 The Palio of Siena: Performance and Process 150\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlice Pomponio Logan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Performance and Politics in the Making of Communities 165\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Poetry and Politics in a Transylvanian Village 167\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGail Kligman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 The Matter of Talk: Political Performances in Bhatgaon 174\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDonald Brenneis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Celebrating Cricket: The Symbolic Construction of Caribbean Politics 183\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrank E. Manning\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Performing the Nation: China's Children as Little Red Pioneers 199\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eT.E. Woronov\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Tourist Performances and the Global Ecumene 215\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 The Promise of Sonic Translation: Performing the Festive Sacred in Morocco 217\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeborah A. Kapchan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Ethnic Tourism in Hokkaidô and the Shaping of Ainu Identity 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLisa Hiwasaki\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 What They Came With: Carnival and the Persistence of African Performance Aesthetics in the Diaspora 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEsiaba Irobi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Global Breakdancing and the Intercultural Body 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHalifu Osumare\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Readings 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 287\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406851154263,"sku":"9781118323991","price":45.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118323991.jpg?v=1730497339","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-anthropology-of-performance-9781118323991","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}