Existential Anthropology: Events, Exigencies, and Effects

by Michael D. Jackson

Book Overview

Inspired by existential thought, but using ethnographic methods, Jackson explores a variety of compelling topics, including 9/11, episodes from the war in Sierra Leone and its aftermath, the marginalization of indigenous Australians, the application of new technologies, mundane forms of ritualization, the magical use of language, the sociality of violence, the prose of suffering, and the discourse of human rights. Throughout this compelling work,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571814760
• ISBN13: 9781571814760
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"