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Philosophy Phenomenology

Phenomenology in Anthropology

A Sense of Perspective

edited by Kalpana Ram & Christopher Houston

afterword by Michael Jackson

contributions by Jaap Timmer, Daniel Fisher, Ian Bedford, Robert Desjarlais, Deborah Van Heekeren, Monica Dalidowicz, C. Jason Throop, Lisa L. Wynn, Thomas Csordas & Greg Downey

Publisher
Indiana University Press
Initial publish date
Oct 2015
Category
Phenomenology, Cultural
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780253017543
    Publish Date
    Oct 2015
    List Price
    $112.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780253017758
    Publish Date
    Oct 2015
    List Price
    $46.00

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This volume explores what phenomenology adds to the enterprise of anthropology, drawing on and contributing to a burgeoning field of social science research inspired by the phenomenological tradition in philosophy. Essays by leading scholars ground their discussions of theory and method in richly detailed ethnographic case studies. The contributors broaden the application of phenomenology in anthropology beyond the areas in which it has been most influential—studies of sensory perception, emotion, bodiliness, and intersubjectivity—into new areas of inquiry such as martial arts, sports, dance, music, and political discourse.

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Michael Jackson has committed his professional career to advancing the cause of human rights in Canada and internationally for more than thirty years. In 1999, Michael Jackson was appointed Queen's Counsel in acknowledgement of his contributions to the protection of human rights in Canada.

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Robert Desjarlais is Professor of Anthropology at Sarah Lawrence College. He is the author of several books, including Subject to Death: Life and Loss in a Buddhist World (University of California Press, 2016); The Blind Man: A Phantasmography (Fordham University Press, 2019); and Traces of Violence: Writings on the Disaster in Paris, France (University of California Press, 2022; coauthored with Khalil Habrih).

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