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16 cze 2005 · What makes us human? Why do people think, feel, and act as they do? What is the essence of human nature? What is the basic relationship between the individual and society? These questions have fascinated people for centuries.
The Anthropology Book Forum publishes a broad range of conversations focused on discussing and evaluating newly published work relevant to anthropological audiences, broadly conceived. We publish online every Monday. Learn more. Check out our full list of books and films available for review.
Human Nature and Social Life brings together a collection of articles by prominent anthropologists to address these questions. The articles show how the fundamentally social nature of humans results in an extension of sociality to virtual, semiotic-material and nonhuman spheres, with humans therefore becoming part of 'extended socialities'.
28 lut 2017 · The article reviews discussions on how personhood relates to various societies in various times, how it changes, and how it is influenced by power relations. Relationships between personhood and both the mind and the body, as well as the connections between personhood and humanness, are also explored.
2 kwi 2021 · This introduction to the special issue Qualifying Sociality through Values interrogates the relationship between sociality and values, two concepts that have gained increasing traction in anthropology, but which have not previously been jointly considered.
book Reviews and Review articles. While book reviews are unlikely to form part of your required course readings, you should consult them whenever you need help understanding or contextualizing an ethnogra-phy or monograph. Book reviews in anthropology journals succinctly ad-dress the scope and contribution of a specific work, allowing you to get a
The ‘anthropology and scripture’ (‘devotion’ in the first edition) section is helpful in modelling the importance of reflecting on both God's word (bible) and world (anthropology). Good discussion questions at the end of each chapter help us reinforce and reflect on our understanding of key themes.
