Culture, subject, psyche : dialogues in psychoanalysis and anthropology 9780819567413, 0819567418, 9788606853282, 8606853283

The 20th century was marked by two profoundly different insights into the nature of humanity: one views each person as t

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Culture, subject, psyche : dialogues in psychoanalysis and anthropology
9780819567413, 0819567418, 9788606853282, 8606853283

The award-winning anthropologist Sherry B. Ortner draws on her longstanding interest in theories of cultural practice to

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The present book is no ordinary anthology, but rather a workroom in which anthropologists and philosophers initiate a di

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A collection of Essays over the last 20 years, exploring different dimensions (historical, political, philosophical, lit

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Showcases film and television studies’ singular ability to expose and potentially disable the fantasies that sustain tor

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In a world where the global engagement and international dialogue intensifies, some areas of cultivated knowledge suffer

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"The Work of Culture is the product of two decades of field research by Sri Lanka's most distinguished anthrop

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Psychoanalysis works with words, words spoken by a subject who asks that the analyst listen. This is the belief that und

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When humans became conscious of their existence as objects in the world, their nature proved to be an enigma. It kept th

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The book shares Žižek’s central problem of how to revitalize the radical political left through theory. It initially fol

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