The Ethnography of Moralities Contributor(s): Howell, Signe (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415133599 ISBN-13: 9780415133593 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $58.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1996 Annotation: With the recent shift towards an interest in indigenous notions of self and personhood, questions pertaining to the moral and ethical origins of beliefs relating to human rights become increasingly relevant. b /b b i The Ethnography of Moralities /i /b discusses some answers to these questions made with reference to empirical material so that the complexities and varieties of theoretical and methodological issues are highlighted. They are also discussed with reference to a wide array of ethnographic studies from: Argentina, Mongolia, Melanesia, Yemen, Zimbabwe, Mexico, Britain and The Old Testament. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy |
Dewey: 170 |
LCCN: 96021563 |
Series: European Association of Social Anthropologists |
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.70 lbs) 246 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Focusing on the social construction of morality, The Ethnography of Moralities discusses a topic which is complex but central to the study and nature of anthropology. With the recent shift towards an interest in indigenous notions of self and personhood, questions pertaining to the moral and ethical origins of beliefs relating to human rights become increasingly relevant. |