The Voice of Prophecy: And Other Essays

Published by Berghahn Books 2017

The Voice of Prophecy

And Other Essays

Edited by: Edwin Ardener

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781785335570

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Edwin Ardener - a new expanded edition of the collected works of one of the most important social anthroplogists in Britian of his time. Ardener worked on social, economic, demographic and political problems, and was particularly influential in his sustained effort to bring together social anthropology and linguistics in a highly original attempt to reconcile scientific and humanistic approaches to the study of society. This volume offers a theoretically and conceptually coherent body of work by this innovative and profound thinker, which will continue to excite and stimulate new generations of students and researchers as it has in the past.

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Edwin Ardener (1927-1987) was a British social anthropologist and academic. He was also noted for his contributions to the study of history. Within anthropology, some of his most important contributions were to the study of gender. He also performed extensive fieldwork and wrote numerous works on Cameroon.

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“Ardener is the Czerny of anthropology, concerned with technical training, with how to think productively within the discipline. He should be read above all by postgraduates and postdoctoral researchers, whose formation is not yet ‘completed.’…As exercises to form the anthropological mind, these papers are both unique and irreplaceable.” • Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute (JRAI)

“The later generations of social anthropologists have been struggling to come to terms with how much the classic anthropology developed within already non-existing societies has still to offer and to which extent it remains sufficient. Thus this book is a compulsory reading for anthropologists and strongly recommended for those who search for an original, uncompromised, and extraordinary quality of social thought.” • Irish Journal of Anthropology

“The intellectual bequest of a brilliant and compassionate human being.” • Michael Herzfeld, Harvard University

“His voice is as deeply needed as ever. Ardener anticipated numerous central issues in the social sciences today…This publishing event will achieve something much more significant still: a long-overdue recognition that Ardener not only forged ahead of today’s mainstream but bequeathed a legacy of ideas that can regenerate and redirect anthropological thought today. This new edition will allow a new and more receptive audience to come to grips with Ardener’s distinctive mode of analysis and understanding, bringing it more clearly into the mainstream of anthropological thought not only as a historical contribution but also, and especially, as a source of new reflections.” (From the Foreword)

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Foreword – Edwin Ardener’s Prophetic Vision Michael Herzfeld Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Introduction Malcolm Chapman Publicly Available Download PDF	xv
Acknowledgements Malcolm Chapman Publicly Available Download PDF	xxxvii
1 Social Anthropology and Language (with editorial preface) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. The New Anthropology and its Critics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
3 Language, Ethnicity and Population Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
4 Belief and the Problem of Women Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	72
5 Some Outstanding Problems in the Analysis of Events Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	86
6 ‘Behaviour’ – a Social Anthropological Criticism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
7 Social Anthropology and Population Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	109
8 The ‘Problem’ Revisited Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
9 The Voice of Prophecy – Further Problems in the Analysis of Events Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	134
10 ‘Social Fitness’ and the Idea of ‘Survival’ Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	155
11 Comprehending Others Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	159
12 The Problem of Dominance Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	186
13 Social Anthropology and the decline of Modernism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191
14 ‘Remote Areas’ – some Theoretical Considerations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
15 Witchcraft, Economics and the Continuity of Belief Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	224
16 Social Anthropology and the Historicity of Historical Linguistics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	236
17 Edward Sapir, 1884–1939 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	255
18 The Construction of History: ‘Vestiges of Creation’ Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	264
Postscript 1 – The Prophetic Condition Kirsten Hastrup Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	274
Postscript 2 – Towards a Rigorously Empirical Anthropology Maryon McDonald Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	279
Appendix: Edwin Ardener – a Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	282
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	286
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	315
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	337

Language: English
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 388
Keywords: Anthropology (General); Gender Studies and Sexuality

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Published: October 1, 2017
ISBN: 9781785335570