Beyond Relativism

Name: Beyond Relativism
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SKU: 9780759110793
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Comparability in Cultural Anthropology

Автор: Robert C. Hunt

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Корици: С твърди корици

Издател: AltaMira Press,U.S.

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Can elements of one culture-kinship relations, for example-be profitably compared to similar element...

Информация за книгата

Автор

Robert C. Hunt

Език

Английски език

Корици

Книга - С твърди корици

Издадена

2007

страници

200

EAN

9780759110793

ISBN

0759110794

Enbook ID

04910694

Издател

AltaMira Press,U.S.

Теглоt

426

Размери

163 x 238 x 21

Пълно описание

Can elements of one culture-kinship relations, for example-be profitably compared to similar elements in other cultures? According to much anthropological thinking of recent decades, the answer is "no." Cultures are closed systems, many people argue, and their internal elements can only be understood with respect to the culture as a whole. Cultural anthropologist Robert C. Hunt, drawing on his vast experience studying cultures around the world, here makes a powerful counter-argument that the various elements making up a culture not only can but must be compared across cultures if we are to understand them at all. Cultural comparison is not easy, and it cannot eliminate all ambiguity, but it is necessary if we are to develop a scientific understanding of how cultures work. This intriguing polemic will appeal to students of cultural anthropology, sociology, and ethnic studies, especially those interested in the theoretical grounding of these disciplines.

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