Gebundenes Buch

Capturing the Ineffable

An Anthropology of Wisdom

Herausgeber: Kao, Philip Y; Alter, Joseph S

Beschreibung

Wisdom transcends knowledge but is only meaningful and relevant in context. This book explores the tensions and paradoxes associated with the ineffability of wisdom in a range of social and cultural contexts.

Autor

Philip Y. Kao is a research associate in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Pittsburgh. Joseph S. Alter is the director of the Asian Studies Center and a professor of anthropology at the University of Pittsburgh.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Mai 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 163mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 544g
• ISBN-13: 9781487503130
• ISBN-10: 148750313X
• Artikelnr.: 59078013