Visions of Culture: An Introduction to Anthropological Theories and TheoristsThis classic textbook, now in its fourth edition, offers anthropology students a succinct, clear, and balanced introduction to theoretical developments in the field. The key ideas of 25 major theorists are briefly described and—unique to this textbook—linked to the biographical and fieldwork experiences that helped shape their theories. The impact of each scholar on contemporary anthropology is presented, along with numerous examples, quotations from the theorists' writings, and a description of the broader intellectual setting in which these anthropologists worked. Moore has updated many of the profiles to take into account recent scholarship. The book is also more strongly tied in to the companion work,Visions of Culture: An Annotated Reader, to encourage the fullest intellectual engagement for students. The Visions of Culture Value Pack is available when you order directly from AltaMira Press. Order these two books as part of the Visions of Culture Value Pack using a single isbn for a 20% discount! Click here to order online. Includes: 1. Visions of Culture: An Introduction to Anthropological Theories and Theorists Fourth Edition Jerry D. Moore 2012 2. Visions of Culture An Annotated Reader Jerry D. Moore 2009 Find full information on the contents of the reader here. |
Contents
Part I | 1 |
Chapter 1 | 5 |
Chapter 2 | 17 |
Chapter 3 | 30 |
Chapter 4 | 42 |
Part II | 55 |
Chapter 5 | 59 |
Chapter 6 | 71 |
Chapter 15 | 185 |
Chapter 16 | 196 |
Part V | 205 |
Chapter 17 | 209 |
Chapter 18 | 224 |
Chapter 19 | 235 |
Chapter 20 | 247 |
Part VI | 261 |
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Alfred Alfred Kroeber American Anthropological Association American Anthropologist analysis anthro anthropological theory argued Asdiwal Azande basic behavior Benedict Boas’s Bourdieu British Bwiti California Press Cambridge Chicago Press Clifford concept conflict conscience collective cultural evolution Douglas Durkheim economic Edward Eleanor Burke essays ethnographic Ethnology Evans-Pritchard evolutionary example existence Fernandez fieldwork Franz Boas function Geertz Harris human ideas individual influence institutions intellectual kinship Kroeber language Leacock Leslie Leslie White Levi-Strauss Lewis Henry Morgan linguistic Malinowski Marcel Mauss Margaret Mead Marvin Marvin Harris Mauss Mead’s means myth native nature organization Originally published Ortner Pierre Bourdieu political practice primitive Radcliffe-Brown reflect relationships religion ritual Ruth Benedict Sahlins Sahlins’s Sapir Sherpa social anthropology social structure society solidarity specific Steward symbolic theoretical theories of culture tion ture Turner Tylor University of California University of Chicago University Press White Wolf women writings wrote York