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- Book Title
- The Taste of Ethnographic Things
- Publication Name
- The Taste of Ethnographic Things
- Title
- The Taste of Ethnographic Things
- Subtitle
- The Senses in Anthropology
- ISBN-10
- 0812212924
- EAN
- 9780812212921
- ISBN
- 9780812212921
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Release Year
- 1989
- Release Date
- 01/09/1989
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.5in
- Item Length
- 9.2in
- Genre
- Medical, Social Science
- Series
- Contemporary Ethnography
- Topic
- Neurology, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Anthropology / General
- Publication Year
- 1989
- Type
- Textbook
- Item Width
- 7.6in
- Item Weight
- 13.8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 200 Pages
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Anthropologists who have lost their senses write ethnographies that are often disconnected from the worlds they seek to portray. For most anthropologists, Stoller contends, tasteless theories are more important than the savory sauces of ethnographic life. That they have lost the smells, sounds, and tastes of the places they study is unfortunate for them, for their subjects, and for the discipline itself. The Taste of Ethnographic Things describes how, through long-term participation in the lives of the Songhay of Niger, Stoller eventually came to his senses. Taken together, the separate chapters speak to two important and integrated issues. The first is methodological--all the chapters demonstrate the rewards of long-term study of a culture. The second issue is how he became truer to the Songhay through increased sensual awareness.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN-10
0812212924
ISBN-13
9780812212921
eBay Product ID (ePID)
558041
Product Key Features
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Neurology, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Anthropology / General
Publication Year
1989
Type
Textbook
Genre
Medical, Social Science
Number of Pages
200 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
0.5in
Item Width
7.6in
Item Weight
13.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Dt547.45.S65s765
Reviews
This book is one of the most interesting and useful recent instances of anthropology at the crossroads. . . . [Stoller] fluidly articulates the central tension in the discipline today., "This tantalising exploration of the anthropologist's relation to the Other provides a refreshing, optimistic and creative outlook on the perennial dilemma of ethnographic representation. Based on more than seven years' fieldwork amongst the Songhay of Niger, Stoller concocts an anecdotal mIlEe of sights, sounds and smells that flavour the natives' inner world. His exegesis is a masterly example of concision and ingenuity, narrating both mundane and extraordinary incidents that occurred during his initiation as a Songhay sorcerer--An eminently digestible recipe of Songhay socialization, peppered with provocative musings on the anthropological endeavour."-- Journal of the Anthropological Society of Oxford, "This book is one of the most interesting and useful recent instances of anthropology at the crossroads. . . . [Stoller] fluidly articulates the central tension in the discipline today."-- Man, "This book is one of the most interesting and useful recent instances of anthropology at the crossroads. . . . [Stoller] fluidly articulates the central tension in the discipline today."--Man, "This tantalising exploration of the anthropologist's relation to the Other provides a refreshing, optimistic and creative outlook on the perennial dilemma of ethnographic representation. Based on more than seven years' fieldwork amongst the Songhay of Niger, Stoller concocts an anecdotal mIlEe of sights, sounds and smells that flavour the natives' inner world. His exegesis is a masterly example of concision and ingenuity, narrating both mundane and extraordinary incidents that occurred during his initiation as a Songhay sorcerer--An eminently digestible recipe of Songhay socialization, peppered with provocative musings on the anthropological endeavour."--Journal of the Anthropological Society of Oxford, "The author succeeds in being provocative, making claims that are contrary to conventional anthropological wisdom or have long been incorporated as basic tenants, but which are questioned afresh"-- Anthropology and Humanism, This tantalising exploration of the anthropologist's relation to the Other provides a refreshing, optimistic and creative outlook on the perennial dilemma of ethnographic representation. Based on more than seven years' fieldwork amongst the Songhay of Niger, Stoller concocts an anecdotal mIlEe of sights, sounds and smells that flavour the natives' inner world. His exegesis is a masterly example of concision and ingenuity, narrating both mundane and extraordinary incidents that occurred during his initiation as a Songhay sorcerer-An eminently digestible recipe of Songhay socialization, peppered with provocative musings on the anthropological endeavour., "This book is one of the most interesting and useful recent instances of anthropology at the crossroads. . . . [Stoller] fluidly articulates the central tension in the discipline today."- Man, "The author succeeds in being provocative, making claims that are contrary to conventional anthropological wisdom or have long been incorporated as basic tenants, but which are questioned afresh"- Anthropology and Humanism, The author succeeds in being provocative, making claims that are contrary to conventional anthropological wisdom or have long been incorporated as basic tenants, but which are questioned afresh, "This tantalising exploration of the anthropologist's relation to the Other provides a refreshing, optimistic and creative outlook on the perennial dilemma of ethnographic representation. Based on more than seven years' fieldwork amongst the Songhay of Niger, Stoller concocts an anecdotal mIlEe of sights, sounds and smells that flavour the natives' inner world. His exegesis is a masterly example of concision and ingenuity, narrating both mundane and extraordinary incidents that occurred during his initiation as a Songhay sorcerer-An eminently digestible recipe of Songhay socialization, peppered with provocative musings on the anthropological endeavour."- Journal of the Anthropological Society of Oxford
Publication Name
Taste of Ethnographic Things : the Senses in Anthropology
Table of Content
The Taste of Ethnographic Things. Eye, Mind, and Word in Anthropology. "Gazing" at the Space of Songhay Politics. Signs in the Social Order: Riding a Songhay Bush Taxi. Son of Rouch: Songhay Visions of the Other. Sound in Songhay Possession. Sound in Songhay Sorcery. The Reconstruction of Ethnography. Detours
Copyright Date
1989
Lccn
89-033670
Dewey Decimal
306/.096626
Intended Audience
College Audience
Series
Contemporary Ethnography Ser.
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes
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