An Archaeology of the Immaterial

By Victor Buchli

Book Overview

An Archaeology of the Immaterial examines a highly significant but poorly understood aspect of material culture studies namely the active rejection of the material world. By this is meant a number of cultural projects, from anti-consumerism, asceticism, and other attempts to transcend material circumstances. This book looks at the way people 'disengage' from the material world as a specific kind of physical engagement that has profound implications for our understanding of personhood and materiality.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415840503
• ISBN13: 9780415840507
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"