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Item specifics
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- ISBN
- 9780521277570
- Subject Area
- Philosophy, Social Science
- Publication Name
- Category of the Person : Anthropology, Philosophy, History
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Subject
- General, Anthropology / General
- Publication Year
- 1985
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Item Weight
- 16.7 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.1 in
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521277574
ISBN-13
9780521277570
eBay Product ID (ePID)
820532
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Publication Name
Category of the Person : Anthropology, Philosophy, History
Language
English
Publication Year
1985
Subject
General, Anthropology / General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Philosophy, Social Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
16.7 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
84-023288
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
19
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
302.5/4
Table Of Content
Preface; 1. A category of the human mind: the notion of person; the notion of self Marcel Mauss (translated by W.D. Halls); 2. The category of the person: a reading of Mauss's last essay N. J. Allen; 3. Categories, concepts or predicaments? Remarks on Mauss's use of philosophical terminology Steven Collins; 4. Marcel Mauss and the quest for the person in Greek biography and autobiography A. Momigliano; 5. A modified view of our origins: the Christian beginnings of modern individualism Louis Dumont; 6. Person and individual: some anthropological reflections J. S. La Fontaine; 7. Self: public, provate. Some African representations Godfrey Lienhardt; 8. Between the earth and heaven: conceptions of the self in China Mark Elvin; 9. Purity and power among the Brahmans of Kashmir Alexis Sanderson; 10. Of masks and men Martin Hollis; 11. An alternative social history of the self Michael Carrithers; 12 The person Charles Taylor; Conclusion; Steven Lukes; Bibliography; Index.
Synopsis
The concept that people have of themselves as a 'person' is one of the most intimate notions that they hold. Yet the way in which the category of the person is conceived varies over time and space. In this volume, anthropologists, philosophers, and historians examine the notion of the person in different cultures, past and present. Taking as their starting point a lecture on the person as a category of the human mind, given by Marcel Mauss in 1938, the contributors critically assess Mauss's speculation that notions of the person, rather than being primarily philosophical or psychological, have a complex social and ideological origin. Discussing societies ranging from ancient Greece, India, and China to modern Africa and Papua New Guinea, they provide fascinating descriptions of how these different cultures define the person. But they also raise deeper theoretical issues: What is universally constant and what is culturally variable in people's thinking about the person? How can these variations be explained? Has there been a general progressive development toward the modern Western view of the person? What is distinctive about this? How do one's notions of the person inform one's ability to comprehend alternative formulations? These questions are of compelling interest for a wide range of anthropologists, philosophers, historians, psychologists, sociologists, orientalists, and classicists. The book will appeal to any reader concerned with understanding one of the most fundamental aspects of human existence., A lecture given by Marcel Mauss in 1938, brings about this compilation of comments on his speculation that notions of the person, rather than being primarily philosophical or psychological, have a complex social and ideological origin. Societies ranging from Ancient Greece, India, and China to modern Africa and Papua New Guinea are discussed.
LC Classification Number
BF697 .C288 1985
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