Bibliograph

From anthropology to social theory, rethinking the social sciences, Arpad Szakolczai, Bjørn Thomassen

Type

Label

From anthropology to social theory, rethinking the social sciences, Arpad Szakolczai, Bjørn Thomassen

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

From anthropology to social theory

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1084655905

Responsibility statement

Arpad Szakolczai, Bjørn Thomassen

Series statement

Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

rethinking the social sciences

Summary

Presenting a ground-breaking revitalization of contemporary social theory, this book revisits the rise of the modern world to reopen the dialogue between anthropology and sociology. Using concepts developed by a series of 'maverick' anthropologists who were systematically marginalised as their ideas fell outside the standard academic canon, such as Arnold van Gennep, Marcel Mauss, Paul Radin, Lucien Lévy-Bruhl and Gregory Bateson, the authors argue that such concepts are necessary for understanding better the rise and dynamics of the modern world, including the development of the social sciences, in particular sociology and anthropology. Concepts discussed include liminality, imitation, schismogenesis and trickster, which provide an anthropological 'toolkit' for readers to develop innovative understandings of the underlying power mechanisms of globalized modernity. Aimed at graduate students and researchers, the book is clearly structured. Part I introduces the 'maverick' anthropologists, while Part II applies the maverick tool-kit to revisit the history of sociological thought and the question of modernity.--, Provided by publisher

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