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The Anthropology of Texts, Persons and Publics: Oral and Written Culture in Africa and Beyond (New Departures in Anthropology) Book

Paperback. Pub Date: 2008 Pages: 133 Publisher: Camidge. University Press What can texts - both Written and oral - tell us about the societies that produce THEM How are Texts constituted in Different Cultures and how do they shape societies and Individuals How can we understand the people who compose them Drawing on examples from Africa and other countries. this original study sets out to answer these questions. by exploring textuality from a variety of angles. Topics covered include the importance of genre. the ways in which oral genres transcend the here-and-now. and the complex relationship between texts and the material world. Barber considers the ways in which personhood is evoked. both in oral poetry and in written diaries and letters. discusses the audience's role in creating the meaning of texts. and shows textual creativity to be a universal human capacity expressed...Read More

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  • Blackwell

    Thought-provoking study of the relationship between verbal and oral texts and their role in society. What can texts - both written and oral - tell us about the societies that produce them? How are texts constituted in different cultures...

  • Foyles

    What can texts - both written and oral - tell us about the societies that produce them? What role do texts play in shaping societies and individuals? Engaging and...

  • 0521546877
  • 9780521546874
  • Karin Barber
  • 20 December 2007
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 286
  • 1
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